I recently saw a post on an Instagram story examining what qualifies as a Thanksgiving movie. I was  thrilled, because I love Christmas and celebrating it as much as it’s worth, but that also means wanting to not dilute it until it bleeds out into the other holidays. Granted, in the Philippines where I grew up, they start celebrating in the “brr” months (as in, Septembrr”) and I never could complain. But in a country where Halloween and Thanksgiving are among my faves, I make a point of keeping Christmas sacred, and as such, not listening to Christmas music or trimming the tree until after the food coma has faded.

Movies that I qualify as Thanksgiving movies are anything that shows Thanksgiving for any amount of time. Some people refer to these as “Christmas adjacent.” I will also include all films that even show feasting in good spirits. Also everything made by Nora Ephron (I just always need a reason to watch those). I think the true beauty of a Thanksgiving genre is that it has the potential to capture some pure emotions that come out around the holiday seasons without having to make a statement about what Christmas is all about or be a blockbuster or classic or Harry Potter canon.

1. You’ve Got Mail. Internet dating before it was literally everywhere. “Don’t you just love New York in the fall?”

2. When Harry Met Sally. Classic boy meets girl, “can men and women ever really be friends?” tale with a sentimental non-twist. Modern-day Jane Austen.

3. Private Life. Writer couple in their 40s in New York trying any means necessary to have a kiddo. You can’t go wrong with Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn in a merkin.

4. The Skeleton Twins. Brother and sister each try to commit suicide, re-unite as a result. I am always, always, always a fan of comedic actors in dramatic roles (it’s the best of both worlds), and Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader are just two of the best.

7. Of course, anything Audrey. If you haven’t heard, I’ve started cooking my way through Audrey At Home, and along with that will be re-watching every movie she’s ever made. What better time to start than today?

8. LITTLE WOMEN! Enough said! No more questions!

9. Babette’s Feast. See: feasting in good spirits (above).

Honorable mentions: Sleepless in Seattle and While You Were Sleeping—and not just for the tryptophanic titles, Home For the Holidays—for a great cast but weird and rambling storyline, and Nothing Like the Holidays, because I really am not sure if it’s a Christmas movie or not.

What’s in your Thanksgiving/Christmas adjacent roundup this year?