Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Quick Take: Is It Worth Watching?

Is Planes, Trains and Automobiles still worth watching as a Thanksgiving movie in 2026? We give you a quick, spoiler-free verdict on John Hughes' 1987 Thanksgiving classic starring Steve Martin and John Candy.

We break it down three ways:

• Do we care about the characters?

• Does it pull us in?

• Does it keep its promise?

Then we tell you whether we'd recommend it, and who it's (and isn't) for.

This is our bite-sized, spoiler-free episode.

The full conversation coming up next, with spoilers, deleted scenes, and a lot more about Del and Neal, is coming later this week.

Chapters

0:00 Team Del

0:26 Do we care about the characters?

1:20 Does it pull us in?

2:13 Does it keep its promise?

2:44 Is it worth watching?

4:16 Wrap-up

'Til Plot Do Us Part is two Gen-X screenwriters talking TV, one marriage, and far too many opinions. Sean brings the lighthearted funny observations, Cindy drags in her murder board.

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