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Top Ten Movies To Watch This Thanksgiving

Top Ten Movies to Watch This Thanksgiving

It’s been quite the year for people, with many ups and downs and some who have had incredible hardships. Others have seen amazing blessings and miracles. However, no matter how the year has gone for you, there is always a reason to be thankful to God; that’s why Thanksgiving Day is such an important holiday. The holiday puts us into a posture of gratefulness. We’ve put together a list of 10 of our favorite movies or TV programs, both classic and recent, that exemplify thankfulness and remind us to be thankful for all of our blessings.

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JOHN ADAMS

Discernment Drama · TV-PG

JOHN ADAMS is the acclaimed HBO TV miniseries on one of America’s founding fathers, and the second president of the United States. The first part opens in 1770 with Adams defending some of the British troops who fired upon citizens during the…

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A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING

Family Family

You may think that the short Charlie Brown TV programs that show up every holiday season are just simple little movies, but they are so much more. Time after time, Charlie Brown delivers a message that’s much deeper than expected. A CHARLIE…

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WONDER

Discernment Comedy/Drama · PG

WONDER is a family drama about Auggie Pullman, a smart, witty young boy with a facial deformity who’s entering school for the first time after being homeschooled by his mother. The movie looks at his first year in school from his perspective…

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TOY STORY 4

Family Animated/Comedy · G

TOY STORY 4 is another breakthrough in great computer animation, and even greater storytelling. Filled with laughter, tears, thrills, and romance, the movie is slightly mixed with a few scary elements. Woody and the gang are still under the care of a…

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SAINTS & STRANGERS: Episode 1 & 2

Discernment Historical Drama · (Not yet rated)

SAINTS & STRANGERS is an exciting, faith-oriented, jeopardy-filled two-part TV miniseries from National Geographic about the first year of the settling of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 and 1621. The program starts with a preamble. Pilgrim leader William Bradford muses the Pilgrims crossed…

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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Discernment Drama · PG

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD is a wonderful movie starring Tom Hanks as the famous children’s television host, Fred Rogers. After getting into a fight with his estranged father at his sister’s wedding, a cynical reporter named Lloyd is assigned to…

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LITTLE WOMEN (2019)

Family Drama · PG

LITTLE WOMEN (2019) is the most gorgeous, historically accurate big screen version of the famous book by Louisa May Alcott that’s been made several times into movies and for television. The movie is a delightful character study about four sisters and their…

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BREAKTHROUGH (2019)

Family Drama · PG

BREAKTHROUGH opens with a St. Louis boy drowning under the ice. Flash back to the time before the accident. John, a young boy, rejects his adoptive parents, neglects his schoolwork and only appreciates basketball. One day, John and two friends play tag…

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