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The Holdovers

  • 2023
  • 12
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
144K
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POPULARITY
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5
Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers (2023)
From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who 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 (newcomer Dominic Sessa) -- and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da'Vine Joy Randolph).
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A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.

  • Director
    • Alexander Payne
  • Writer
    • David Hemingson
  • Stars
    • Paul Giamatti
    • Da'Vine Joy Randolph
    • Dominic Sessa
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    144K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    47
    5
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writer
      • David Hemingson
    • Stars
      • Paul Giamatti
      • Da'Vine Joy Randolph
      • Dominic Sessa
    • 542User reviews
    • 277Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 134 wins & 197 nominations total

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    Dominic Sessa and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers (2023)
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    Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers (2023)
    Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers (2023)

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    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Paul Hunham
    Da'Vine Joy Randolph
    Da'Vine Joy Randolph
    • Mary Lamb
    Dominic Sessa
    Dominic Sessa
    • Angus Tully
    Carrie Preston
    Carrie Preston
    • Miss Lydia Crane
    Brady Hepner
    Brady Hepner
    • Teddy Kountze
    Ian Dolley
    Ian Dolley
    • Alex Ollerman
    Jim Kaplan
    Jim Kaplan
    • Ye-Joon Park
    Michael Provost
    Michael Provost
    • Jason Smith
    Andrew Garman
    Andrew Garman
    • Dr. Hardy Woodrup
    Naheem Garcia
    Naheem Garcia
    • Danny
    Stephen Thorne
    Stephen Thorne
    • Thomas Tully
    Gillian Vigman
    Gillian Vigman
    • Judy Clotfelter
    Tate Donovan
    Tate Donovan
    • Stanley Clotfelter
    Darby Lee-Stack
    Darby Lee-Stack
    • Elise
    • (as Darby Lily Lee-Stack)
    Bill Mootos
    Bill Mootos
    • Mr. Endicott
    Dustin Tucker
    Dustin Tucker
    • Mr. Rosenswieg
    Juanita Pearl
    Juanita Pearl
    • Mary's Sister Peggy
    Alexander Cook
    Alexander Cook
    • Priest…
    • Director
      • Alexander Payne
    • Writer
      • David Hemingson
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    • Trivia
      Many of the scenes were filmed at Fairhaven High School in Fairhaven, Massachusetts in February 2022 during the schools February break. At this time, the area received a snow storm to the delight of the film crew since many of the scenes took place during a snowstorm. They took full advantage of the weather and the snow you see in the film was from an actual snowstorm.
    • Goofs
      When Paul and Angus go to the "packie" (liquor store) in Cambridge, the sign on the front shows open hours on Sunday. In 1970, Massachusetts still had "Blue Laws" that forbade liquor stores to open on Sunday.
    • Quotes

      Paul Hunham: There's nothing new in human experience, Mr. Tully. Each generation thinks it invented debauchery or suffering or rebellion, but man's every impulse and appetite from the disgusting to the sublime is on display right here all around you. So, before you dismiss something as boring or irrelevant, remember, if you truly want to understand the present or yourself, you must begin in the past. You see, history is not simply the study of the past. It is an explanation of the present.

    • Crazy credits
      The film opens with a 1970's vintage R-rating MPAA card, followed by a 70's version of the Focus Features and Miramax logos.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, a cut was required to remove a misleading category symbol, in order to obtain a 15 classification. Cut made in accordance with BBFC policy. An uncut classification was not available.
    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: Oppenheimer and The Hollywood Implosion (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      Chatter Box
      Written and Performed by Jack Trombey (as Peter Milray)

      Courtesy of de Wolfe Music USA

    User reviews542

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    8/10
    Life Affirming...
    Now here's a film with a life affirming theme, that should encourage most viewers to think of their dreams, and cascade away all their cloaks, inhibitions, and open fresh doors to their heart's intuitions; as a teacher whose life is as stale as dead fish, whose life is the opposite of happy and bliss, meets a boy who's ignored by all those he holds dear, and a friendship is formed that is warm and sincere; it's a subtle reflection of how we get trapped, by tradition and habits and past circumstance, where surroundings like prisons can temper our thinking, to distil all our spirit, to bottles for drinking; so embrace all the chances when they come along, break out of that mould and sing your own song, open your eyes to the paths unexplored, take a stand and stand tall, and stop being ignored.
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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2024 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Bitters End (Japan)
      • Focus Features
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los que se quedan
    • Filming locations
      • Groton School, 282 Farmers Row, Groton, Massachusetts, USA(Barton Academy)
    • Production companies
      • Miramax
      • CAA Media Finance
      • Gran Via Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,355,375
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $211,093
      • Oct 29, 2023
    • Gross worldwide
      • $44,655,845
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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