The Holdovers

Film - 2023 - Comedy, Drama

The story

In 1970, a curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school remains on campus during Christmas break to supervise held over students, and ends up forming an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker.

Directed by

Alexander Payne

Starring

Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley

Ratings

IMDb 7.9 out of 10

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Film · 2023 · Comedy · Drama

The Holdovers

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✦ Cerebral · Christmas✦ Critically loved
The story

In 1970, a curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school remains on campus during Christmas break to supervise held over students, and ends up forming an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker.

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IMDb
7.9 / 10
272k votes
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97%
Tomatometer
4.25 / 5
1.6M ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
7.6 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreComedy, Drama
Runtime2h 13m
RatedM
Release2023-11-10
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