Planes, Trains and Automobiles

John Hughes’ 1987 road-trip comedy drops a sardonic Steve Martin next to a human golden-retriever named Del Griffith and dares them to get home for Thanksgiving without murdering each other. Spoiler: they bond, they cry, they wreck two rental cars, one motel room, and the final shred of your faith in public-transportation timetables. It’s the feel-bad, feel-good holiday classic you need before spending Thanksgiving with the family.