Thanksgiving Movie Trivia -- 55 Questions

'Miracle on 34th Street.' The classic film begins with Kris Kringle hired as Macy's Santa during the parade.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The film opens with actual parade footage from 1946.

'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.' The Peanuts gang enjoys popcorn, toast, and jelly beans.

Popcorn, toast, jelly beans, and pretzels. Peppermint Patty criticizes the meal until Marcy reminds her to be grateful.

'Planes, Trains and Automobiles.' Steve Martin and John Candy star in this John Hughes film.

John Hughes. Hughes wrote and directed the Thanksgiving road trip classic.

Del Griffith. Del is a shower curtain ring salesman who befriends Neal Page (Steve Martin).

'Home for the Holidays' directed by Jodie Foster. Holly Hunter stars as a woman returning to her chaotic family.

'Addams Family Values.' Wednesday Addams burns the Pilgrim myth in a camp production.

She burns the Pilgrim myth, literally. Wednesday's speech critiques colonialism before setting the set on fire.

'Pieces of April.' Holmes plays a young woman reconciling with her family over a dysfunctional Thanksgiving meal.

'The Ice Storm.' Ang Lee's film shows 1970s suburban dysfunction during a Thanksgiving weekend.

'Goodfellas.' Henry Hill's family dinner includes prison-cooked food and paranoid mob conversations.

'The Informant!' is not about Thanksgiving. Try 'Thanks for Sharing' or stick to actual Thanksgiving films.

'Friends' — 'The One with All the Thanksgivings.' Monica puts a turkey on her head to cheer up Chandler.

Pharaoh's outfit for the 'Thanksgiving pants.' Joey's 'Thanksgiving pants' have an elastic waist for overeating.

'The One with Ross's Sandwich.' Ross's leftover turkey sandwich with a gravy-soaked middle layer is stolen.

'Innocent Blood' is not about Thanksgiving. Few vampire films are set at Thanksgiving.

'The Family Stone.' Sarah Jessica Stone's character meets her boyfriend's eccentric family at Thanksgiving.

A chaotic, emotional family Thanksgiving. The film explores acceptance, loss, and family bonds over the holiday.

'The Night Before' is set at Christmas. Few rock-and-roll films use Thanksgiving as a primary setting.

'Annie' (1982). The film features a fictionalized Thanksgiving scene with Daddy Warbucks.

'Free Birds' (2013). Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson voice turkeys traveling back to the first Thanksgiving.

Two turkeys time-travel to remove turkey from the Thanksgiving menu. The animated comedy reimagines the origin of the turkey tradition.

'Thanksgiving' (2023) or 'Pilgrim' (2019). 'Pilgrim' is a Hulu horror anthology episode about reenactors who won't break character.

A 2019 episode of Hulu's 'Into the Dark.' It features a family haunted by period-accurate reenactors at Thanksgiving.

'While You Were Sleeping' is set at Christmas. Bullock has few Thanksgiving films in her filmography.

'What's Cooking?' (2000). It follows four Los Angeles families (Vietnamese, Jewish, African American, Latino) celebrating Thanksgiving.

It shows four culturally different families celebrating the same holiday. The film explores how Thanksgiving transcends cultural boundaries.

'Rushmore' (1998) — not Thanksgiving. Wes Anderson's film centers on a school play, not the holiday.

'Soul Man' (1986) is not about Thanksgiving. Few 1980s films explicitly use Thanksgiving for racial commentary.

Countless shows. 'How I Met Your Mother,' 'The Office,' and 'Modern Family' all have notable Thanksgiving episodes.

'Slapsgiving' episodes. The Slap Bet culminates in Thanksgiving-themed episodes with Marshall slapping Barney.

'The Best Man Holiday' is Christmas. Few rom-coms explicitly center on Thanksgiving.

'Forrest Gump' includes multiple holidays but not a prominent Thanksgiving scene. The film spans decades with various seasonal moments.

'The Santa Clause 2' features a holiday parade but not specifically Thanksgiving. Animated Thanksgiving scenes are surprisingly rare.

The film is set during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Ben Stiller's team of employees plots a robbery during the parade.

'The Peanuts Movie' (2015) does not prominently feature Thanksgiving. The TV special remains the definitive Peanuts Thanksgiving entry.

'The Ref' (1994) is a dark comedy set at Christmas. Explicit Thanksgiving family drama films are less common than Christmas ones.

'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.' The Peanuts special has been an annual tradition for over 50 years.

'Bolt' and other Disney films rarely center on Thanksgiving. Disney's Thanksgiving content is mostly in TV specials.

A TV special where Garfield goes on a diet before Thanksgiving. The 'Garfield and Friends' special is a nostalgic favorite.

'Bart vs. Thanksgiving' (Season 2, 1990). Bart destroys Lisa's centerpiece and runs away from home.

He burns Lisa's centerpiece and runs away. He eventually returns after learning about gratitude from homeless people.

Not specifically Thanksgiving. The 1980s-set divorce drama includes family meals but not Thanksgiving.

It is set at Harlan Thrombey's birthday, not Thanksgiving. The family mystery could easily be transposed to the holiday.

'Pilgrim Rick' (Season 1). The Pearson family's car breakdown and roadside motel Thanksgiving becomes a treasured memory.

'The Last Thanksgiving' and others feature chaotic family dynamics. The Dunphys and Pritchetts have memorable Thanksgivings.

The dinner scene is generic, not explicitly Thanksgiving. The film critiques suburban dysfunction through family meals.

'The Homecoming' (Season 1). Seth Cohen's Thanksgiving includes love triangles and family tension.

'A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving' (Season 3). Lorelai and Rory attend four different family celebrations.

'Turkeys Away' (1978). The station manager drops live turkeys from a plane, thinking they can fly.

'As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.' It is one of the most famous lines in TV comedy history.

'Sorry to Bother You' is not about Thanksgiving. Try 'The Big Sick' (2017) — though it centers on illness, not the holiday.

Not Thanksgiving — it is a reunion of college friends at a funeral. The film is a weekend drama, not holiday-specific.