Movies like Home for the Holidays

Just like Home for the Holidays, The Family Stone revolves around the chaotic and tender moments that arise during family gatherings. When a New York businesswoman meets her boyfriend's free-spirited family over Christmas, old wounds and new conflicts emerge, making it a relatable and poignant holiday dramedy.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles embodies the holiday travel mishaps that can also be seen in Home for the Holidays. The film pairs Steve Martin and John Candy on an ill-fated and hilarious journey to reach home in time for Thanksgiving, emphasizing the lengths one will go to be with family.

This Is Where I Leave You centers on a dysfunctional family that reunites after the father's death, much like the Holiday's family reunion in Home for the Holidays. The film challenges its characters to confront their past and deal with their complex relationships over the course of sitting Shiva, delivering drama laced with comedy.

Pieces of April offers a slice-of-life look at the simultaneous joy and dysfunction of holiday family reunions. As April Burns invites her estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner in her cramped New York City apartment, viewers will find the same heartfelt, awkward family dynamics present in Home for the Holidays.

Nothing Like the Holidays features a Puerto Rican family coming together in Chicago for their possibly last holiday together. Its take on the holiday family gathering, complete with personal conflicts and moments of joy, mirrors the emotional complexity found in Home for the Holidays.