It’s Thanksgiving week, and along with the turkey, pie and rest of the fixings, there’s another thing to keep on hand for the weekend of family feasting, and that’s a movie choice in your back pocket. Sure there’s football and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the National Dog Show during the day, but what about after dinner when everyone collapses in a food coma?
You’ll want something that will please the whole family, and perhaps neutralize any tensions. It could be a new release or an old favorite you haven’t seen in awhile. Depending on your mood, something funny, rousing or suspenseful. Maybe a little melancholy if you’re having one of those holidays. Nothing too on the nose, holiday-wise, but maybe a little Christmassy.
Here’s a little rundown of streaming movie choices to keep in mind that are a bit more interesting than your average Hallmark holiday movie (though Lindsay Lohan’s “Falling for Christmas” is now streaming on Netflix).