After everyone’s finished eating, it can be difficult to figure out a movie to throw on to satisfy the tastes of the entire family.
Thankfully, that’s not your job. It’s Watch With Us’ job, and we’ve got just the list for you.
This Thanksgiving, Watch With Us has your guide for the three best movies to watch on Netflix that should handily be family crowdpleasers: Bridesmaids, Game Night and the Bill Murray classic, Groundhog Day.
Read on to see why these films should be on your Thanksgiving Day queue.
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‘Bridesmaids’ (2011)
Perpetually single Annie (Kristen Wiig) is chosen to be the maid of honor at her best friend Lillian’s (Maya Rudolph) wedding. Despite being nearly broke nor the most together person, Annie attempts to serve out her wedding duties well. However, she finds that she might not be up to the task when she leads the group of eclectic women into a series of unfortunate but comical situations. As things continue to spiral out of control, Annie must find a way to get her life back in order.
Bridesmaids isn’t just a hilarious and crowd-pleasing comedy: it received two Academy Award nominations to boot. Featuring all-timer performances from Wiig, Rose Byrne and what was effectively the breakout role for Melissa McCarthy, in addition to a smart, surprisingly emotional script co-written by Wiig herself, Bridesmaids handily cements itself as one of the great American comedies as well as being a warm story about navigating friendships and changing lives as an adult.
‘Game Night’ (2018)
Game-lovers Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) host weekly game night parties beloved by their friends, but this week’s game night changes when Max’s more successful brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler) joins in on the fun and also ups the ante. He gets the group involved in a murder-mystery party, and when Brooks appears to be kidnapped, everyone assumes it to be part of the game. But the disappearance soon reveals itself to be something much darker, and Max must save his brother’s life.
With inventive, kinetic editing, sharp direction from directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, fantastic joke-writing and incredible comedic performances across the board (special shout-outs to Jesse Plemons and Billy Magnussen), Game Night is handily one of the best comedy movies to come out in the past ten years. The movie also sports warm chemistry between Bateman and McAdams, whose characters evolve through a well-crafted emotional arc.
‘Groundhog Day’ (1993)
Cynical weatherman Phil Connors (Murray) reluctantly journeys with his TV team to the small town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the upcoming festivities for Groundhog Day, accompanied by new producer Rita Hanson (Andie MacDowell). But after a blizzard strikes on the holiday, Bill is forced to spend the night in town — and he wakes up the next day repeating February 2. Initially enjoying his new time loop life, Bill is soon desperate to escape it, forcing him to go through an existential crisis that will change him and his outlook forever.
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Sweet, funny and strikingly philosophical, Groundhog Day is not just one of the best Bill Murray comedies but one of the best comedies ever, nimbly directed and co-written by the late great Harold Ramis. While the February setting makes the film a great winter-time watch, the humor and heart are warm and lovable. In blending a comic and dramatic performance, Groundhog Day served as the jumping-off point for Murray’s dramatic acting career arc.
