A good movie for Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be a Thanksgiving movie. After all, there’s not that many of them – and great as it is, there’s only so many times you can watch Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

These war movies are all fairly serious, but might be just what the doctor ordered following a heavy Thanksgiving meal.

Many families enjoy spending part of their Thanksgiving weekend at the movies. And this year, the holiday weekend is an unusually good weekend for movies, with both new and recently released family-friendly options.