The Holdovers (2023)
77% User Rating
2h 13min
"Discomfort and joy."
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.
Alexander PayneDirector
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Manuel São Bento
Rating 90%
October 13, 2023
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"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 bittersweet study of the vital need for human connection. Protagonists are brilliantly written as real people, and superbly portrayed by an award-worthy cast.
Add an immaculate tonal balance and outstanding execution by Alexander Payne, and a new Christmas classic is born."
Rating: A
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