Movies Like Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989)

Garfield's Thanksgiving is a 1989 animation, comedy, family, tv movie film from Phil Roman with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Here Comes Garfield and Garfield on the Town.

Animation Comedy Family TV Movie

Here Comes Garfield

1982

The first TV special starring the rotund comic strip staple Garfield the Cat. Here, he and his dull-witted canine cohort Odie end up at the pound.

6.9

MagicScore

Garfield on the Town

1983

Garfield escapes from the car on a trip to the vet and finds the place where he grew up.

7.5

MagicScore

Garfield in the Rough

1984

Garfield is taken on a camping trip by Jon, much against his will. A series of very funny disasters follow. But not all is well, as a panther has escaped from the local zoo and is stalking them. Will our hero survive to eat another lasagna and kick Odie off the table again?

7.0

MagicScore

Garfield's Halloween Adventure

1985

Garfield and his pup pal Odie go trick-or-treating, only to wind up in a house haunted by ghostly pirates.

7.3

MagicScore

Garfield In Paradise

1986

Garfield, Odie and Jon go vacationing on a tropical island along with the High Rama Lama of rock and roll, a princess and her cat - and a rumbling volcano.

6.7

MagicScore

Garfield Goes Hollywood

1987

Jon, Garfield and Odie audition for the talent show "Pet Search" in hopes of winning the $1000 prize and a chance at the finals in Hollywood.

6.6

MagicScore

A Garfield Christmas

1987

Garfield, Jon and Odie go to Jon's family farm for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.

7.1

MagicScore

Garfield: His 9 Lives

1988

Garfield plays multiple roles including ancient Egyptian royalty, a fairyland kitten, a movie 'stunt cat" and more!

6.5

MagicScore

Garfield Gets a Life

1991

Garfield and his owner, Jon Arbuckle, are in a rut. Life for them is a complete bore. They both need a life. Jon tries several unsuccessful times to get a date. Then he attends a class for the personality impaired where he meets a young woman and all seems to be great for Jon, but Garfield starts to feel neglected and left out.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

1973

Turkey, cranberries, pumpkin pie... and the Peanuts gang to share them with. This is going to be the greatest Thanksgiving ever! The fun begins when Peppermint Patty invites herself and her pals to Charlie Brown's house for a REALLY big turkey party. Good grief! All our hero can cook is cold cereal and maybe toast. Is Charlie Brown doomed? Not when Linus, Snoopy and Woodstock chip in to save the (Thanksgiving) Day. With such good friends, Charlie Brown - and all of us - have so many reasons to be thankful.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Eat, Play, Love

2017

Veterinarian Dr. Carly Monroe makes it a habit to stop by the local dog shelter as often as possible because she loves dogs and secretly loves the shelter’s owner, Dan. Unfortunately, he has agreed to marry his glamorous TV personality girlfriend and move to the Big Apple. With Dan’s big move looming, his sister decides to take matters into her own hands.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Garfield

2004

Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress the Liz - the vet and an old high-school crush - adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn't want. Competition.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

Doctor Dolittle

1998

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!

5.7

MagicScore

#14

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protected bear, but there's a problem: the bear's the only bear in the forest, so she can't reproduce. Undaunted, Dolittle persuades a circus bear to help out, but he has to teach him not just the ways of the wild, but the wiles of lady bears too.

5.3

MagicScore

#15

Who Gets the Dog?

2016

Six years after saying "I do," Olive and Clay call it quits. Although they split amicably, both want custody of their beloved dog Wesley and they end up in court. With everything at stake, can man's best friend find a way to reunite the couple?

5.0

MagicScore

#16

Free Birds

2013

Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

A Day at the Races

1937

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know he actually has a degree in veterinary medicine.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Dolphin Tale 2

2014

The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Broken Flowers

2005

Introverted Don Johnston receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates Don to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames seeking answers.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Without Family

2000

Young Remi, a foundling, lives on the farm run by his impoverished foster parents. When their money runs out, unbeknown to his foster-mother, Rémi is sold by his hard-hearted foster father to an old street performer named Vitalis. Vitalis was once a famous opera singer, but became destitute after a tragic love affair.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Garfield's Thanksgiving?

The top films similar to Garfield's Thanksgiving by MovieMagicScore are Here Comes Garfield (6.9), Garfield on the Town (7.5), Garfield in the Rough (7.0). Each shares animation/comedy/family/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Garfield's Thanksgiving worth watching?

Garfield's Thanksgiving holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 35 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Garfield's Thanksgiving?

Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989) is a animation, comedy, family, tv movie film directed by Phil Roman, starring Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger.

Where can I find more recommendations like Garfield's Thanksgiving?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more animation recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Garfield's Thanksgiving

This ranked list pairs Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989), a animation and comedy and family and tv movie film from Phil Roman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lorenzo Music take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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