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5 Best Thanksgiving Movies to Watch on iPad
Every year as Thanksgiving approaches, I would like to watch a good movie about the holiday; and this year, with the new iPad gadget, Watch the best Thanksgiving movies on iPad will surely make the holiday more colorful. The below are five films that have a Thanksgiving weekend release date and can be packed into your iPad to truly enrich your holiday life.
Part I. Top 5 best Thanksgiving movies
1. Tangled
Genre: Animation/Comedy/Family/Musical
Starring: Kristin Chenoweth, Dan Fogler, David Schwimmer
Release date: Wed 24, Nov 2010

The highly anticipated Thanksgiving movie “Tangle” from Disney Studios will be a great Thanksgiving family movie to see. The long-haired Princess Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but when she falls in love with a bandit who was passing by she must venture into the outside world for the first time to find him.
2. Burlesque
Genre:Drama/Musical
Starring: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Cam Gigandet.
Release Date: November 24, 2010

The upcoming Thanksgiving movie Burlesque follows Ali - a small-town girl with a big voice who ventures to follow her dreams to LA. She lands a job as a cocktail waitress in Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater. With time and effort Ali makes her way from the bar to the stage and restores the Burlesque Lounge to its former glory.
3. Love and Other Drugs
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank
Release Date: November 24, 2010

The Thanksgiving movie, Love and Other Drugs is a comedic drama that tells the story of Maggie and Jaimie, Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won’t let anyone or anything tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales.
4. Faster
Genre: Action
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino
Release Date: November 24, 2010

Faster is an upcoming action movie for Thanksgiving directed by George Tillman Jr and starring Dwayne Johnson aka the Rock in the lead role. The story revolves around an ex-con pursued by cops and killers as he sets out to avenge his brother’s death. Besides Dwayne Johnson the film is also starring Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, Moon Bloodgood, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Maggie Grace.
5. Nutcracker 3D
Genre: Fantasy/Family
Starring: Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, Charlie Rowe, John Turturro, Frances de la Tour
Release date: Wed 24, Nov 2010

The Nutcracker in 3D follows nine-year-old Mary whose dull Viennese Christmas is suddenly filled with excitement and adventure following the arrival of her beloved Uncle Albert and his gift of an enchanted nutcracker. On Christmas night, Mary’s new friend, The Nutcracker comes to life and takes her on a wondrous journey into his magical world of fairies.
Part II. The way to watch the best Thanksgiving movies on iPad
Grab a DVD ripping software. You can Google DVD Decrypter or Handbrake, they are free but can't rip copyright DVDs. Fortunately, there are some all-in-one DVD to iPad ripping solutions available. iFunia DVD to iPad converter (Mac and PC version are all available) is the better option. No technical knowledge or skills are needed to transfer your movies to iPad. iFunia DVD to iPad converter has ready-to-use presets for your iPad which enables you to convert the Thanksgiving movies to your iPad in just minutes. The simple instructions below will guide you through the easy step of the way.

1. Run iFunia DVD to iPad Converter on your computer
and load the Thanksgiving movie disc by click the "Add DVD" button.
2. Choose the right preset for your iPad device in the "Output Format" drop-down menu.
3. Hit "Start" to convert Thanksgiving movies to iPad supported video format.
4. Connect iPad to computer, iTunes will detect them as a device. Select iPad device on the left panel of iTunes, drag and drop the converted MP4 video file into it. That’s done. Enjoy.


