Sure ‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie, but what’s a Thanksgiving movie?

A few years ago, everybody got into the mock argument that “Die Hard” was a Christmas movie.

At least I think it was a mock argument. Y’all know that “Die Hard” really is a Christmas movie, right?

So I just saw something that made me wonder, what’s the best Thanksgiving movie?

So I found a Harper’s Bazaar article about the 60 greatest Thanksgiving films.

Are there really 60 Thanksgiving movies?

I have to say the list started in a manner that didn’t give me much confidence. in first place was “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” which, yeah, of course, Thanksgiving, absolutely, sure, but … it’s 25 minutes long. Is it a movie? No, it’s really a long-ago TV special, and one I’m still fond of.

Looking down the rest of the list, there were a LOT of movies I’ve never heard of. I’m not gonna call them out here, but apparently Thanksgiving movies are not huge hits.

“You’ve Got Mail,” okay, fine, heard of it. “Alice’s Restaurant” is possibly the most inspired choice on the list. “Addams Family Values” stumped me for a minute, but yes, now I see it. “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” is a given.

“North by Northwest?”

I kept hoping there would be some startlingly inappropriate choice, but most were just … fine, okay, I’ll take your word for it.

Probably my favorite choice, that I didn’t remember had anything to do with “Thanksgiving” at all, “Knives Out,” the 2019 crime film classic.

But none of these, with the exception of the “Charlie Brown” short, will get you in the mood for Thanksgiving dinner.

And then only for popcorn, toast and jellybeans.

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