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The Holdovers

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2023 | 133 min | Drama, Comedy

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won an Oscar, audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved It's a Wonderful Life, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Funny with heart, emotional (bring tissues).
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 13 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 82 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesStrong

    7.6 out of 10

  • AwardsVery strong

    Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress. Won 2 Golden Globes: Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Awards: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Won 1 SAG Award: Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Won 2 BAFTAs: British Academy Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress, British Academy Film Awards: Best Casting. Won 4 Critics' Choice Awards: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actress, Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actor, Critics' Choice Awards: Best Young Performer, Critics' Choice Awards Celebration of Cinema and Television: Best Supporting Actress. Won 1 WGA Award: Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Original Screenplay. Won 3 Independent Spirit Awards: Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best Breakthrough Performance, Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best Cinematography, Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Performance. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars, 1 more Golden Globe and 5 more BAFTAs. Plus 4 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $46 million worldwide on a $13 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 864K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Alexander Payne

  • Paul GiamattiPaul Hunham
  • Dominic SessaAngus Tully
  • Da'Vine Joy RandolphMary Lamb
  • Carrie PrestonMiss Lydia Crane
  • Brady HepnerTeddy Kountze
  • Ian DolleyAlex Ollerman
  • Jim KaplanYe-Joon Park
  • Michael ProvostJason Smith
  • Andrew GarmanDr. Hardy Woodrup
  • Naheem GarciaDanny