Spend Thanksgiving with Metro

Some things just belong together, and we’re always thankful for the perfect combo.

That’s why this Thanksgiving, we are once again bringing a little movie magic to the holiday with a special, one-night-only Thanksgiving feast at Metro Private Cinema. All the traditional favorites, served in your own private cinema, with the movie of your choice on the big screen.

And while you can choose from basically any film that’s part of your holiday tradition, we'd like to make a particularly strong case for one in particular.

There are Christmas movies.

There are Halloween movies.

But when it comes to Turkey Day, there's really only one movie that deserves a permanent place at the table: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES.

John Hughes's 1987 comedy is a masterpiece of holiday chaos, starring Steve Martin as Neal Page, a tightly wound advertising executive desperately trying to get home to his family for Thanksgiving, and John Candy as Del Griffith, a well-meaning shower curtain ring salesman (just one more job the robots have taken away from us; I grew up dreaming of being a shower curtain ring salesman)) who turns Neal's trip into a cross-country odyssey of missed flights, questionable motel rooms, rental car disasters, and spectacularly bad luck.

It's endlessly quotable, gloriously funny, and responsible for one of the greatest moments in cinematic history involving two grown men waking up in the same bed.

But underneath the F-bombs, the flaming rental cars, and the immortal question of whether those really are pillows (spoiler: they are NOT), there's something genuinely beautiful about this movie that really ties it into more of the actual feeling of Thanksgiving, warts and all.

Because the movie, like the holiday itself, in a way is about celebrating the people who drive us absolutely crazy. It’s about the unexpected friendships we make along the way that we won’t know to be thankful for until later. And, sappy as it sounds, it’s about the realization that sometimes the most important part of getting home is remembering what home actually means, and in the masterful hands of John Hughes, the sap has genuine emotion behind it.

In other words, it's the perfect Thanksgiving movie.

Of course, no Thanksgiving celebration would be complete without a proper feast.

For one night only, Metro is serving up a world-class version of the traditional Thanksgiving dinner featuring all the holiday classics:

• Turkey

• Cranberries

• Stuffing

• Mashed potatoes

• Fluffy biscuits

• Pumpkin pie

Everything you love about Thanksgiving dinner, served in the comfort of your own private cinema. Enjoy a multi-course feast before the film, so you still have time to have lingering conversations and catch up about all the things you’re thankful for, then settle in for dessert and the movie, and circle up again afterward to talk about how your family does or does not resemble the Page family.

Gather your family. Bring your friends. Make it a date. Settle in with a great meal, your favorite people, and a movie that makes the occasion feel even more special.

Maybe it's PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. Maybe your Thanksgiving tradition involves something completely different. With so many movies to choose from, the evening is yours to create.

Because that's the magic of Metro: it's not just dinner, and it's not just a movie. It's an entire evening built around enjoying both, together.

Our special Thanksgiving feast is available Thanksgiving Day only, and advance reservations are highly recommended.