Thanksgiving Movie Guide: Films That’ll Make You Thankful for Your Family

The Tryptophan has worn off, your neice and nephew are no longer cute and your mother keeps threatening to pimp you out to her dermotologist in exchange for free Botox. Face it, the best way to get through Thanksgiving is to spend it with loved ones sitting in a dark room, eating popcorn and not talking. Here’s a round up of a few movies out in theaters that will leave you particularly thankful for your family:

Precious. This Thanksgiving, you might be envious of the titular hero of this hit: She gets to nosh on buckets of finger-licking fried chicken while you get cousin Linda’s corn casserole. She gets to buddy up with Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey, while you’re stuck listening to your sister’s boyfriend pontificating about animal rights. But look on the bright side: You don’t have to sleep with your father.

The Road. Scavenging through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic civilization for an hour and 59 minutes will make your Aunt Trudy’s left-overs seem a lot more palatable.

Broken Embraces. It’s been 10 years since Almodovar did All About My Mother, but he’s still wrestling with the same issues. Sure, your mom has asked you no less than seven times if you’d like some more stuffing and her cranberry sauce story clocked in at 12 minutes flat, but Almodovar’s got mommy issues that you cannot even fathom.

Antichrist. From the opening scene to its penis-smashing climax, Lars von Trier’s latest boo-hoo-hoo-er will leave you feeling enormous gratitude towards your parents–who shut the window when there was even the slightest draft.

Defamation. Seriously, it could be worse. Abe Foxman could be your father.