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Movies Like Thanksgiving Day

If you liked Thanksgiving Day (1928), a comedy movie directed by Bryan Foy, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  2. 2Taking Care of Business

    Taking Care of Business (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

  3. 3The Mouse That Roared

    The Mouse That Roared (1959)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows…

  4. 4Little Big League

    Little Big League (1994)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take…

  5. 5Wrong Cops

    Wrong Cops (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.

  6. 6Tommy Boy

    Tommy Boy (1995)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.

  7. 7A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

    A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

    Turkey, cranberries, pumpkin pie... and the Peanuts gang to share them with. This is going to be the greatest Thanksgiving ever! The fun begins when Peppermint Patty invites herself and her pals to Charlie Brown's…

  8. 8The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective (1978)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.

  9. 9Jim Jefferies: Freedumb

    Jim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee.

  10. 10Cadet Kelly

    Cadet Kelly (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.

  11. 11Playing with Fire

    Playing with Fire (2019)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.

  12. 12Good Neighbor Sam

    Good Neighbor Sam (1964)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral…

  13. 13The Audition

    The Audition (2015)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio must compete for the lead role in Martin Scorsese's next film.

  14. 14Oh, God!

    Oh, God! (1977)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.

  15. 15Beethoven

    Beethoven (1992)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant…

  16. 16Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the…

  17. 17Take the Money and Run

    Take the Money and Run (1969)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Virgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.

  18. 18Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It

    Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It (2014)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Out of jail and broke, Julian concocts an outrageously greasy scheme to get rich and, to make it even greasier, he will have to deliver his product to his arch-enemy, Cyrus, who’s waiting in Montreal to close the dirty…

  19. 19Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

  20. 20The Trouble with Angels

    The Trouble with Angels (1966)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and…

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