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7.7/10 • 1.9K

2023-10-27 • 2h 13m

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Discomfort and joy.

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.

Directors
Alexander Payne
Writters
David Hemingson
Editors
David Hemingson, Kevin Tent

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  1. Paul Giamatti

    Paul Giamatti

    Paul Hunham

  2. Dominic Sessa

    Dominic Sessa

    Angus Tully

  3. Da'Vine Joy Randolph

    Da'Vine Joy Randolph

    Mary Lamb

  4. Carrie Preston

    Carrie Preston

    Miss Lydia Crane

  5. Brady Hepner

    Brady Hepner

    Teddy Kountze

  6. Ian Dolley

    Ian Dolley

    Alex Ollerman

  7. Jim Kaplan

    Jim Kaplan

    Ye-Joon Park

  8. Michael Provost

    Michael Provost

    Jason Smith

  9. Andrew Garman

    Andrew Garman

    Dr. Hardy Woodrup

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Manuel São Bento

Oct 13, 2023

9/10

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 by. A shockingly faultless screenplay from David Hemingson exponentially attacks the viewers' hearts through a truly profound yet bittersweet study of the vital need for human connection. Protagonists are brilliantly written as real people, and superbly portrayed by an award-worthy cast. Add an immaculate tonal balance and outstanding execution by Alexander Payne, and a new Christmas classic is born." Rating: A

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$13,000,000.00
Revenue
$42,513,270.00
Keywords
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