Holiday Heart
Seen it?2000 | 96 min | Drama, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone) and anyone who's survived an office job. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true. Same wavelength as Moonlight. Anyone who's had a job will recognize these people.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
After losing his police officer lover, Christian drag queen Holiday Heart meets 12-year-old Niki and her drug-addicted mother, Wanda. Heart finds relief from heartache and a renewed sense of purpose when he steps in as a father figure to Niki and welcomes the two women into his life. But when Wanda becomes romantically involved with her drug dealer, Silas, it may endanger Niki and threaten to destroy the makeshift family.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 115K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Townsend
- Ving RhamesHoliday Heart
- Alfre WoodardWanda Dean
- Jesika ReynoldsNiki Dean
- Mykelti WilliamsonSilas
- Jonathan Wesley WallaceJambalaya Blue
- Philip Maurice HayesSergeant
- Blu MankumaPastor Henry
- Ron SelmourLT
- Lorena GaleMrs. Owens
- James KidniePenthouse M.C.