Overview
- U.S. outlets published fresh roundups this week of Thanksgiving viewing, collecting movies and TV episodes and noting where to watch them.
- Television is framed as the holiday’s signature medium, with renewed focus on Friends Thanksgiving episodes and other classic sitcom entries.
- The movie canon remains comparatively small, with A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Planes, Trains and Automobiles recurring across lists for family viewing.
- Editors also include cross-genre picks, from rom-coms and dramas to horror titles such as the 2023 slasher Thanksgiving and Pilgrim now streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
- Guides flag availability on Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Peacock, Paramount+, and free services like Pluto TV and Tubi, with mentions of new 2025 options including the latest Stranger Things installment.