The Holdovers
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Drama | Comedy
Movie Info
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.
Genre :Drama, Comedy
Original Language :
English
Director
:Alexander Payne
Producer:Bill Block, Mark Johnson, David Hemingson
Writer:David Hemingson
Cast:
Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Andrew Garman, Naheem Garcia
Release
Date:23 Feb, 2024
Runtime: 2 Hours 13 Minutes
Production
Co:Universal Pictures
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Audience Review
Feb 29, 2024
Atika Aulia Putri
A little bit regret not watching this during Christmas break last year but that's okay. I kinda remind this film with School Ties (1992) starred by Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck: same elite prep school, same representation of silly, naughty, spoiled rich kids from depending rich parents. But this one does not only relies on stories of undisciplined students, but also those of nerdy yet rigid history teacher and grieving school head cook. Three of which share Christmas together while stuck in school for different reasons. That's what made this film so heartwarming, but heartbreaking at the endings. Also, I want to see more of Dominic Sessa's filmography. I love seeing him in this film.
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