Thanksgiving sometimes gets overlooked, as it seems every year the time gap between Halloween and Christmas closes smaller and smaller. My daughter is insistent on not skipping right to Christmas - so this year we set out to make sure our November Friday family movie nights included Thanksgiving themed films.
We've picked 9 of the best Thanksgiving movies to watch with your kids this year that you can find on common streaming services!
- TV-PG
- Our MacKid Mom recommendation: Ages 7+
- 1 hr 28 minutes
- Where to Stream: Disney+
- PG
- 1 hr 31 minutes
- Where to Stream: Tubi
- TV-G
- 25 minutes
- Where to Stream: Apple+
- TV-PG
- Our MacKid Mom recommendation: Ages 0-4
- 1 hr 13 minutes
- Where to Stream: Roku, Tubi, Fandango, Pluto
- G
- 30 minutes
- Where to Stream: Roku
Thanksgiving Dance: Party Like a Turkey
- 1 hr 1 minutes
- Our MacKid Mom recommendation: Ages 0-6
- Where to Stream: Roku
- 1 hr 8 minutes
- Our MacKid Mom recommendation: Ages 0-5
- Where to Stream: Roku
- 56 minutes
- Our MacKid Mom recommendation: Ages 4+
- Where to Stream: PBS Kids
- PG
- Our MacKid Mom recommendation: Ages 8+
- 1 hr 30 minutes
- Where to Stream: Amazon Prime, Tubi
And a Couple [Not So] Honorable Mentions:
In our research, we also found a couple others that we would not recommend based on the quality/production/content, but feel free to explore and make your own decision:
- The Thanksgiving Movie
- Where to Stream: Pluto, Tubi, Roku
- Turkey Day
- Where to Stream: Pluto, Tubi, Roku
Here's to hoping you and your family have some nice and cozy family movie nights to celebrate the fall season and start to the holidays! Or these movies are perfect to put on in the background while all the little cousins are visiting and you need to entertain them until the Thanksgiving dinner is ready! Need help deciding which one to watch? Check out our fun new strategies to help you pick!
Happy Thanksgiving from Macaroni KID! 🦃