11 Great Thanksgiving Fights in Movies

From Spider-Man to Snoopy, film characters are always squabbling on the holiday

If Thanksgiving is about enjoying time with family and friends, you wouldn't know it from Hollywood. More often than not, movie scenes with turkey carving begin or end with the lobbing of insults, silverware, and the turkey itself.

Of course, the "holidays=stressful" trope is bigger than film. But cinema's Thanksgiving fights are fascinating for their diversity: On screen, we've seen squabbles between family, friends, strangers, and species. Some films feature fights right before dinner and then a moment of reconciliation at the actual table. Others begin saccharine before going sour. Below, 11 memorable Thanksgiving fights, arguments, altercations, and awkward moments in movies. We restricted our search to spats that occurred on or right before the Thanksgiving meal—so the protracted journeys of, say, Dutch or Planes, Trains & Automobiles don't count. Let us know what you'd include.