Home for the Holidays, the 1995 film directed by two-time Academy Award winning actress Jodie Foster, is a melancholic human comedy about going home for Thanksgiving, and it is the most authentic and frankly best Thanksgiving movie there is.
When there’s nothing left but the bones on the turkey and you’ve fought over the last of the rolls, turn on one of these movies and enjoy that Thanksgiving food coma.
As an Australian, I have zero first-hand experience of Thanksgiving. However, I’ve watched a lot of American TV in my time, so I think I’ve got the gist of what’s going on.
Last week on The Originals brought us Thanksgiving with the Mikaelsons, so we thought it would be fun to make a list of all the things the Mikaelson ‘Always and Forever’ crew has to be thankful for.