Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2023-10-27) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 134 wins & 197 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $20,355,375 |
| Screen: | David Hemingson |
| Productions: | Miramax, Gran Via Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 13242: Paul Giamatti - Paul Hunham
- 3918497: Dominic Sessa - Angus Tully
- 1180099: Da'Vine Joy Randolph - Mary Lamb
- 7465: Carrie Preston - Miss Lydia Crane
- 3013234: Brady Hepner - Teddy Kountze
- 3797133: Ian Dolley - Alex Ollerman
- 3650522: Jim Kaplan - Ye-Joon Park
Crews
- 13235: Alexander Payne - Director - Directing
- 1224468: David Hemingson - Writer - Writing
- 5162: Mark Johnson - Producer - Production
- 90280: Ryan Warren Smith - Production Design - Art
- 1127245: Jeremy Woolsey - Art Direction - Art
- 35514: Wendy Chuck - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 1174110: Chris Stinson - Line Producer - Production
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Reviews
Manuel São Bento
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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-holdovers-bfi-london-film-festival-review/ "The Holdovers left me in complete disbelief at how complete, thought-provoking, hilarious, and emotionally powerful it becomes with each extraordinarily captivating minute that passes ....
Continue reading ->Brent Marchant
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Heartwarming films for the holidays are something we’re all supposed to love, right? Well, if you’re talking about the works of directors like Frank Capra, George Seaton, Michael Curtiz and Chris Columbus, you’d be correct. But, since it’s been so long since we’ve had releases of tha ....
Continue reading ->Brent Marchant
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Heartwarming films for the holidays are something we’re all supposed to love, right? Well, if you’re talking about the works of directors like Frank Capra, George Seaton, Michael Curtiz and Chris Columbus, you’d be correct. But, since it’s been so long since we’ve had releases of tha ....
Continue reading ->badelf
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Awesome heartwarming Christmas cheer. Loved the pacing, loved the tempo of the reveal, and loved the character arches. Not sure it's as repeatable as Wonderful Life or (original) Miracle on 34th. Ask me in a few Xmases.
Continue reading ->pimpskitters
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We have all seen this nonsense before. A grumpy old man and a wisecracking youngster find ways to heal each-other over the course of one sensual holiday season. Maybe if this was the first one of these I have ever seen I would feel different, but there is just too much of this trash ....
Continue reading ->Ritesh Mohapatra
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The Holdovers is a thoughtful, sweet and pleasantly heartwarming film which feels like an old warm hug My Score : 92/100 "The Holdovers" is heartwarming tale of unlikely friendships. It's the kind of movie that lingers with you, gently nudging your conscience and leaving your h ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Anyone remember John Houseman's professor "Kingsfield" in "The Paper Chase" (1973)? Well, that's who Paul Giamatti reminded me of here with his portrayal of the acerbic, no-nonsense, ancient civilisations lecturer "Hunham". It's the last day of term and he hands out examination resul ....
Continue reading ->tmdb47940942
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I didn't care for The Holdovers. It was funny at times, and it was a good film, just not my cup of tea. But because it wasn't my cup of tea, I don't really have much to say about it. So I'll sum up a review that hasn't been written yet. TL;DR The movie was fine, not my favorite, and ....
Continue reading ->rsanek
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Never finished it. Really disappointing compared to the hype.
Continue reading ->Neil Hoskins
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8/10 Excellent. All three main protagonists in top form. Funny and poignant in equal measure. The emotions rang true as I have recently read Richard Beard's "Sad Little Men" about British private schools.
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