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The Holdovers

Discomfort and joy.

7.6(2,743)20232h 13m13

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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Status
Released
Budget
$13M
Box office
$42.5M
Language
English
  • vietnam war
  • winter
  • boarding school
  • holiday
  • boston, massachusetts
  • 1970s
  • melancholy
  • alcoholism
  • grief
  • misfit
  • mental illness
  • teacher student relationship

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Digital / OTT16 Jun 2024
    • TheatricalUA16 Feb 2025
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTelluride Film Festival31 Aug 2023
    • Theatrical (limited)RNew York City, New York / Los Angeles, California27 Oct 2023
    • PremiereAustin Film Festival28 Oct 2023
    • TheatricalR10 Nov 2023
    • Digital / OTTR28 Nov 2023
    • Digital / OTTRPeacock29 Dec 2023
    • PhysicalRBlu-ray / DVD2 Jan 2024
    • Digital / OTTRPrime Video29 Apr 2024
    • TVRStarz28 Jun 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival11 Oct 2023
    • Theatrical1519 Jan 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM11 Jan 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereRToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 2023
    • Theatrical14A27 Oct 2023
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+138 Feb 2024
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical25 Jan 2024
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1415 Dec 2023
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1611 Jan 2024
  • ChinaCN

    • Digital / OTT27 Sept 2024
  • CzechiaCZ

    • TheatricalU22 Feb 2024
  • Dominican RepublicDO

    • Theatrical8 Feb 2024

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The Holdovers was released on 27 October 2023.

Audience reviews

11
  • M

    Manuel São Bento

    10/13/2023

    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 bi…

  • B

    Brent Marchant

    11/9/2023

    6/10

    Heartwarming films for the holidays are something we’re all supposed to love, right? Well, if you’re talking about the works of directors like Frank Capra, George Seaton, Michael Curtiz and Chris Columbus, you’d be correct. But, since it’s been so long since we’ve had releases of that quality, in recent years, viewers hungry for such movies have been glomming on to anything that even remotely approaches such titles, …

  • B

    badelf

    1/3/2024

    9/10

    Awesome heartwarming Christmas cheer. Loved the pacing, loved the tempo of the reveal, and loved the character arches. Not sure it's as repeatable as Wonderful Life or (original) Miracle on 34th. Ask me in a few Xmases.

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    pimpskitters

    1/4/2024

    6/10

    We have all seen this nonsense before. A grumpy old man and a wisecracking youngster find ways to heal each-other over the course of one sensual holiday season. Maybe if this was the first one of these I have ever seen I would feel different, but there is just too much of this trash around to get excited about anything in here. Its not as cute as it thinks it is, and Giamatti is irritating. I get it, hes weird lookin…

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    Ritesh Mohapatra

    1/22/2024

    The Holdovers is a thoughtful, sweet and pleasantly heartwarming film which feels like an old warm hug My Score : 92/100 "The Holdovers" is heartwarming tale of unlikely friendships. It's the kind of movie that lingers with you, gently nudging your conscience and leaving your heart a little fuller than before. The storyline is relatively straightforward, yet it's beautifully executed in a way that breathes a pa…

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