BY RILEY COVEN

With the holiday season quickly approaching and everyone returning home to visit their families, there’s never been a better time to sit down and enjoy some holiday movies. Here are a couple that that are sure to be great time for the whole family.

1) “Home for the Holidays” (1995): With a fantastic cast lead by Robert Downey Jr. and Holly Hunter, this comedy tells the story of a woman going home to her dysfunctional family for the holidays. With countless situations piling against her, Claudia tries to stay positive with the Thanksgiving spirit.

2) “Pocahontas” (1995): This Disney classic will bring back fond memories for some and be a wonderful new experience for others. There’s plenty of heart throughout and the messages within the film will reach out to any generation.

3) “The Blind Side” (2009): Not necessarily a standard Thanksgiving movie but the themes of family and togetherness are enough to add it to the list. With an amazing turn from lead Sandra Bullock, the film’s message of doing what’s right in the face of adversity makes it one that can be watched countless times.

4) “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” (1987): The Steve Martin and John Candy classic still holds up after all these years. The hilarious duo star as an unlikely pairing of strangers doing whatever they can to make it home on time for Thanksgiving.

5) “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” (1973): For parents the animated special will be a fond reminiscence of their youth, and for kids it will be a wonderful new tradition to celebrate. The special based on Charles Schultz’s comic is as heart-warming as ever, and is a beautiful custom on any Thanksgiving day.