By Jean-Paul Salamanca (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Nov 21, 2012 01:17 PM EST

After the turkey is eaten and the table is cleared on Thanksgiving Day, you might want to kick back, relax and enjoy something fun. But if the NFL's Thanksgiving Day games aren't your thing, then you can always catch a few good movies. Fandango.com lists several good Thanksgiving Day hits guaranteed to put you in the Thanksgiving spirit:

What's Cooking? (2000)

In LA's ethnically-diverse Fairfax district, four households celebrate Thanksgiving amidst family tensions. Around each table, things come to a head. A gun, an affair, a boyfriend, and a pregnancy precipitate crises forcing each family to find its center.

Starring: Mercedes Ruehl, Eva Rodriguez, Joan Chen, Adrian Armas

The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)

When a dysfunctional family gathers for a Thanksgiving home cooked meal in New England, past demons reveal themselves as one son returns for the first time in three years...just in time to share a meal with his immature baby sister, a distant brother, a promiscuous sister, and his overbearing father. Tensions abound in this drama.

Starring: Julianne Moore, Roy Schneider, Noah Wyle

Scent of a Woman (1992)

A young college student who tries to make some money taking care of a blind, retired and very eccentric Army colonel for the weekend ends up having a Thanksgiving trip he'll never forget when the colonel takes him on a wild weekend trip around New York City.
Starring: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, Gabrielle Anwar

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)

An oldie, but a goodie, this holiday classic features Charles Shultz's beloved Peanuts gang. When Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown and Snoopy attempt to host Thanksgiving dinner, leading to one mishap over another.

The Ice Storm (1997)

Set in the backdrop of the 1970s, a family with a host of problems-a father cheating on his wife with his sexy neighbor, while his own teenage daughter gets intimate with said neighbor's son-- begins to fall apart over the course of a chaotic Thanksgiving until an ice storm hits, forcing them to confront their problems.

Starring: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood