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The Holdovers
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
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The Holdovers
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Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 27, 2023
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
User Score
77%
Original Title
The Holdovers
Production Companies
Miramax, Gran Via Productions
Director
Alexander Payne
Budget
$13,000,000
Revenue
$42,513,270
Description
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
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Reviews
Heartwarming films for the holidays are something we’re all supposed to love, right? Well, if you...
Heartwarming films for the holidays are something we’re all supposed to love, right? Well, if you...
Awesome heartwarming Christmas cheer. Loved the pacing, loved the tempo of the reveal, and loved ...
We have all seen this nonsense before. A grumpy old man and a wisecracking youngster find ways to...
The Holdovers is a thoughtful, sweet and pleasantly heartwarming film which feels like an old war...
Anyone remember John Houseman's professor "Kingsfield" in "The Paper Chase&quo...
I didn't care for The Holdovers. It was funny at times, and it was a good film, just not my c...
Never finished it. Really disappointing compared to the hype.
8/10 Excellent. All three main protagonists in top form. Funny and poignant in equal measure. The...