The Holdovers (2023)

Directed by

Alexander Payne

Genre

comedy drama, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

R

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 2,554 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1970, a cranky classics teacher at a boys' boarding school is stuck watching over the students who can't go home for Christmas. He bonds with a lonely student and the school's grieving cook.

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What happens

The Holdovers is a 2023 American Christmas comedy drama film directed by Alexander Payne, written by David Hemingson, and starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa in his film debut. Set in 1970, it tells the story of a strict classics teacher at a New England boarding school who is forced to chaperone a handful of students who have nowhere to go during the school's Christmas holiday break. Filming took place from January to March 2022 in Massachusetts. The Holdovers premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023, and was released in the United States by Focus Features on October 27, 2023. The film received critical acclaim and grossed $46 million. It was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and received many other accolades, including two wins at the Golden Globe Awards and the British Academy Film Awards; Randolph won the Best Supporting Actress award at both ceremonies. It also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Giamatti; Randolph won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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