What 2013 film is about turkeys trying to survive Thanksgiving?

The 2013 film about turkeys trying to survive Thanksgiving is Free Birds. This animated science-fiction comedy follows Reggie, a turkey who receives a presidential pardon, and Jake, a rebellious wild turkey who recruits him for an extraordinary mission.

Using a time machine, the pair travel back to 1621, around the time associated with the first Thanksgiving, to prevent turkeys from becoming a traditional holiday meal. Their plan brings them into conflict with colonists and creates a comic alternate-history adventure. The film was directed by Jimmy Hayward, who co-wrote it with Scott Mosier.

Free Birds features Owen Wilson as Reggie and Woody Harrelson as Jake, with Amy Poehler, George Takei, and Colm Meaney among the supporting voice cast. It is often remembered simply as “the Thanksgiving turkey movie,” but its time-travel premise is the key identifying detail. The title is also a pun: the turkeys want literal freedom, while “free bird” is a familiar phrase in popular culture.