Home for the Holidays

19951995
PG-13PG-13
1h 43m

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After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday ... Read allAfter losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family.After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family.

Director
- Jodie Foster
Writers
- Chris Radant(short story)
- W.D. Richter(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

Robert Downey Jr. at an event for Home for the Holidays (1995)

Jodie Foster at an event for Home for the Holidays (1995)

Jodie Foster at an event for Home for the Holidays (1995)

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Mel Gibson at an event for Home for the Holidays (1995)

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Robert Downey Jr., Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Geraldine Chaplin, Charles Durning, Dylan McDermott, Zack Duhame, Emily Ann Lloyd, and Cynthia Stevenson in Home for the Holidays (1995)

Robert Downey Jr., Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Geraldine Chaplin, Charles Durning, Dylan McDermott, Zack Duhame, Emily Ann Lloyd, and Cynthia Stevenson in Home for the Holidays (1995)

Robert Downey Jr., Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Geraldine Chaplin, Charles Durning, Dylan McDermott, Zack Duhame, Emily Ann Lloyd, and Cynthia Stevenson in Home for the Holidays (1995)

Robert Downey Jr., Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Geraldine Chaplin, Charles Durning, Dylan McDermott, Zack Duhame, Emily Ann Lloyd, and Cynthia Stevenson in Home for the Holidays (1995)

Robert Downey Jr. and Dylan McDermott in Home for the Holidays (1995)

Director
- Jodie Foster
Writers
- Chris Radant(short story)
- W.D. Richter(screenplay)
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After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson has to face spending the holiday with her family. She wonders if she can survive their crazy antics. —Cyndi Kessler <ckessler@ix.netcom.com>

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Taglines
- When you go home, do you wonder: Who are these people?
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for thematic material, language and brief drug use
Parents guide

Trivia
Robert Downey Jr. publicly admitted to using heroin during the making of this film. Jodie Foster wrote him a letter praising his work, but warning him that he could not keep doing this on other films.

Goofs
When Claudia goes into the basement to talk to her sister, her lipstick is on/off between shots.

Quotes
Adele: I'm giving thanks that we don't have to go through this for another year. Except we do, because those bastards went and put Christmas right in the middle, just to punish us.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Fair Game/Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain/Home for the Holidays/Powder/Three Wishes (1995)

Soundtracks
Evil Ways
Performed by Rusted Root
Written by Clarence 'Frogman' Henry (as Clarence A. Henry)
Courtesy of Mercury Records, a division of PolyGram

Top review

9/10

torture

"Nobody means what they say on Thanksgiving, Mom. That's what the holiday is all about. Torture." - Claudia

That is my favorite line in this, one of my favorite movies. This is a holiday at anyone's home: a congregation of people you love beyond comprehension and hate beyond belief but are bound to by blood. There are so many wonderful and true moments in this film both funny and dramatic, that I cannot possibly name them all except to say that these moments, even the one between the sisters near the end, are what we give thanks for even if they are painful. Yes family gatherings are dreaded, but once they are over we are happy to have attended, because somewhere amidst the chaos we remember why we love these people, where we came from, who we are, and what is truly important in this life. coming to realizations such as this inevitably involves torture. we would much rather not think about it... this movie forces us to. Great movie.

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Release date
- November 3, 1995 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Feriados en familia
Filming locations
- Baltimore Museum of Art - 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $17,519,169
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,007,717
- Nov 5, 1995
Gross worldwide
- $17,519,169

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Runtime
1 hour 43 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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