Holidate
Seen it?2020 | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (44% on Rotten Tomatoes), 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
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
44% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a solid audience; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 137K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Whitesell
- Emma RobertsSloane
- Luke BraceyJackson
- Kristin ChenowethAunt Susan
- Frances FisherElaine
- Andrew BachelorNeil
- Manish DayalFaarooq
- Jessica CapshawAbby
- Alex MoffatPeter
- Cynthy WuLiz
- Jake ManleyYork