The Holdovers
2023
⏱️ 133 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
ComedyDrama
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' is one that I had heard was a great movie and it most certainly is! The performances of Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph are absolutely stellar. Dominic Sessa (film debut?!) impresses too, even if his character looked older than intended to me (no biggie).
A charming movie, no doubt. The story is actually rather simple but is one that makes an impact. It is wonderfully shot, as well. I can fully understand why this received such a high praise, it's totally merited.
February 12, 2025
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.
February 23, 2024
Never finished it. Really disappointing compared to the hype.
February 16, 2024
Crew
Director
Alexander Payne
Writer
David Hemingson
Producer
Mark Johnson, Andrew Golov, Tom Williams
Production
Miramax, Gran Via Productions
Keywords
vietnam warwinterboarding schoolholidayboston, massachusetts1970salcoholismgriefmisfitmental illness