What to Watch on Thanksgiving: Family-Friendly Movies to Stream This Weekend

Thanksgiving is a time to gather with loved ones, enjoy a great meal, and spend quality time.

In addition to watching football, friends and family can gather around the TV and laugh while spending meaningful time together watching a happy, heartwarming movie.

Here are some family-friendly movies to enjoy with your loved ones this Thanksgiving, now streaming on Tubi.

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‘Free Birds’

“Free Birds’ is the perfect movie to stream on Thanksgiving.

Starring Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler, the animated film follows Reggie, a turkey pardoned by the president that year, whose life is turned upside down when he encounters another turkey named Jake.

The two then team up on a time travel mission to prevent the turkey from becoming part of the Thanksgiving dinner. Their mission takes them back in time, just before the first Thanksgiving in 1621, to accomplish their objective, but before they can, they are captured.

‘Daddy’s House’

“Daddy’s Dwelling” follows two fathers trying to win their family’s affection. (Pipes)

“Daddy’s House” perfectly combines comedy with exciting acquainted fun.

In the film, Will Ferrell portrays the straight-laced stepfather of two children who have finally started to warm up to him. However, he begins to feel insecure when his extremely fit dangerous boy father, played by Mark Wahlberg, returns to town.

The two then face each other in a competition to win the family’s affection, each conspiring against the other.

“My character, Brad, almost sickly wants to be the best father he can be,” Ferrell told “Good Morning Britain” in December 2015. “But it’s nice to show these two characters, even though they’re a little at odds, at the end of the day they find common ground and are able to help kids in an uplifting way.

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‘Tortilla Soup’

“Tortilla Soup” tells the story of a family that comes together over food. (Pipes)

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“Tortilla Soup” is a touching story about family and how food brings loved ones together.

The 2001 film follows three sisters and their relationship with their father, a retired chef who continues to cook for the family despite having lost his sense of smell and taste.

Food is the main focus of the film, as everyone gathers for a mandatory acquainted dinner every Sunday, even when personal conflicts get in the way and create problems between them.

‘Are we there yet?’

Ice Dice’s character bonds with his girlfriend’s children in the film “Are We There But?” (Pipes)

Ice Dice’s first acquainted film is a success.

“We’re There” tells the story of Nick as he tries to impress his girlfriend, Suzanne, by offering to accompany her two children on a flight from Portland to Vancouver so they can visit their mother.

After being banned from flying, Nick embarks on a long road trip with the kids, facing a series of comical obstacles along the way as the kids continue to push their limits.

‘Trailer’

Robin Williams and Cheryl Hines starred together in the film “RV”. (Pipes)

Before marrying Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cheryl Hines starred as the Munro family matriarch in the 2006 comedy “Motorhome.”

Also starring Robin Williams, Josh Hutcherson and Kristin Chenoweth, the film follows the Munro family on a road trip from Los Angeles to the Rockies after patriarch Bob cancels his Hawaii vacation to secretly travel to Boulder, Colorado, for a business meeting.

A series of setbacks along the way, including blocked toilets, handbrake problems, and ongoing run-ins with the eccentric Gornicke family, help the family bond and bring them closer together.

‘Nanny McPhee’

“Nanny McPhee” focuses on seven mischievous children who get a new magical nanny. (Pipes)

Emma Thompson introduced herself to a whole new audience when she starred in the 2005 children’s film “Nanny McPhee,” in which she played a magical nanny.

Thompson plays the titular character, who arrives to help the widowed Mr. Brown, with his seven rebellious children who have already alienated 17 different nannies.

Although initially hesitant about their new nanny, the children also try everything they can to scare her, but when she is gone, they realize that they need her help more than ever if they want to keep the family together.

“I love her mystery and her intelligence, and I love her judicious and consistent patience,” Thompson told Oprah. com in August 2010. “And I love the fact that she really tries to give kids the tools to solve their own problems. She doesn’t mean that’s what you do.”

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There are also plenty of must-see Christmas movies on Fox Nation. “Christmas on the Greenbrier” follows a former couple who reconnect over the holidays. (Fox Nation)

The holiday season doesn’t end with Thanksgiving. Just one month later, families come together again to celebrate Christmas, and what better way to get into the spirit than with a classic Christmas movie?

Here are the must-see Christmas movies streaming on Fox Nation.

‘Natal no Greenbrier’

“Christmas at the Greenbrier” tells the story of a former couple who find their way back to each other.

In the film, retired professional football player Ben (Josh Murray) unexpectedly crosses paths with his ex-girlfriend Abby, played by Alicia Leigh Willis, at the historic luxury resort The Greenbrier while on vacation. After their relationship was damaged by their career years earlier, the two must decide if they are willing to risk their hearts for a second time.

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Murray told Fox Information Digital that he bonded with the characters of Ben and Abby after having another chance at love.

“Ben and Abby had a strong bond in the past that didn’t work out,” Murray said. “They separated, they moved. And they have that chance.”

He continued: “And, you know, there’s fear. There’s fear that this will fail. That the same thing will happen. That they’ll get hurt again. We want to try to learn our lesson and avoid that pain. But sometimes we have to take the risk of that second chance to have a different outcome.”

‘Natal no Massive Sky Nation’

A power outage on an oil rig is the catalyst for the love story of “Christmas in Massive Sky Nation.” (Fox Nation)

“Christmas in Big Sky Country” is another must-see holiday romance film.

The film focuses on the community in the country Massive Sky, who are nervous about a recent power outage at an oil rig. Becca Collins, played by Rebecca Dalton, is one of the local residents who is worried about her brother-in-law’s safety on the platform.

To lift the town’s spirits during the holidays, the oil company sends its public relations representative, Logan (Olivier Renaud), to the town. After meeting Logan, Becca begins to fall in love with the public relations executive, but as time passes she begins to wonder if he is trying to help those on the platform or just helping to protect his company.

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‘The 12 Days of Christmas Eve’

Kelsey Grammer stars in “The 12 Days of Christmas Eve” with her daughter Spencer. (Fox Nation)

Kelsey Grammer stars alongside her daughter for the first time in the Christmas film “The 12 Days of Christmas Eve.”

Similar to “Groundhog Day,” the film stars Kelsey as Brian Conway, a successful businessman, who is given 12 possibilities by Santa Claus to relive the same day until he is able to repair his relationships with his loved ones and discover what Christmas really is.

Kelsey and her real-life daughter, Spencer Grammer, play fictional father and daughter in the film.

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