They finally agree and proceed to plan everything out and get ready for their debut as bank robbers. When they hear Joe’s suggestion, Al and Willie are shocked and have to mull it over awhile but Joe is able to convince them it’s a doable job if they execute it just right. To him, it will be one last shot to have something exciting to do before they shuffle off this mortal coil. One day Joe gets a wild idea: they should rob a bank. We can see that their time as relevant members of society is pretty much over. Their only real excitement in life comes from cashing social security checks and taking daily walks to the park where they sit on a bench and feed the pigeons. Joe ( George Burns), Al ( Art Carney) and Willie ( Lee Strasberg) are three old friends that live together in New York City. 2) the characters are senior citizens 3) It’s a caper subgenre film: Caper films usually revolve around planning a intricate heist or robbery and often have a slight comedic touch (see others like Gambit and Kelly’s Heroes). To start, there are some interesting details about this one that set it apart from other films in the genre: 1) it involves regular people who decide to commit a crime on a whim. It’s Martin Brest‘s 1979 crime-caper film Going In Style. This edition of Crimewatch covers such a movie. The kinds that are buried in the attic of popular cinema’s consciousness. The only major stipulation: Every movie on this list had to be Fresh once we had our list, we sorted it by Tomatometer.I’ve always been a fan of films that are special little treasures that get lost in the shuffle. And other movies you’ll find here, like Funny People or Addams Family Values, may not be the first thing you think of when approaching this time of year, but have memorable or significant scenes set around the Thanksgiving table. Meanwhile, The Ice Storm and Krisha take bitter delight in the way the holiday forces people who may not be all too fond of each other together. Films like Pieces of April and Planes, Trains and Automobiles focus on the positive, as stressful as traveling or preparing meals may be.

The sentimentalism game is usually reserved for Christmas movies – Thanksgiving movies are about the family dynamic, both good and bad.

This is a holiday all about looking back and all around you and being grateful, a feeling we think you’ll have once you finish our guide to the best Thanksgiving movies of all time. Sharpen those carving knives, you got family coming over! Also, it’s Thanksgiving.

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