An uptight executive's chaotic journey home for Thanksgiving becomes a heartwarming, briskly paced comedy of errors.
Feel-good and cozy, with big broad humor. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+ and Kanopy (free).
It stays inside its R, with some innuendo or implied sex and no real violence.
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An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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The Big Bang Theory (2007)Dry wit · whimsical · comfort watch · measuredBrilliant, quirky physicists navigate social awkwardness and new friendships with wholesome, witty humor.
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)Dry wit · whimsical · comfort watch · briskA gifted teen navigates his chaotic, dimwitted family in a brisk, satirically wholesome comedy.
Drake & Josh (2004)Big broad humor · whimsical · comfort watch · briskTwo mismatched stepbrothers navigate new family dynamics with broad humor and feel-good, wholesome antics.
The Intern (2015)Wholesome humor · cozy · date night · measuredA 70-year-old widower finds whimsical new purpose as an intern at a bustling online fashion startup.
Modern Family (2009)Dry wit · whimsical · comfort watch · measuredThis large, blended family navigates life's heartwarming and wholesome moments with witty, dry humor.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)Big broad humor · whimsical · date night · measuredA well-meaning father navigates a chaotic family Christmas, finding wholesome humor in every broad mishap.Planes, Trains and Automobiles is on our Thanksgiving, Road trips, 1980s, Comedy on Paramount+ and Comedy on Kanopy lists.
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