The Holdovers
Sign in to saveThe Holdovers is a 2023 American Christmas comedy drama film directed by Alexander Payne, written by David Hemingson, and starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa in his film debut. Set in 1970, it tells the story of a strict classics teacher at a New England boarding school who is forced to chaperone a handful of students who have nowhere to go during the school's Christmas holiday break. Filming took place from January to March 2022 in Massachusetts. The Holdovers premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023, and was released in the United States by Focus Features on October 27, 2023.
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The Holdovers is a 2023 American English-language comedy drama film directed by Alexander Payne. Produced by Mark Johnson and Bill Block for Miramax and Gran Via Productions, the movie features Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, and Dominic Sessa in the cast. The narrative takes place at a boarding school in Boston during Christmas.
The film has a runtime of 133 minutes and was released on October 27, 2023. It earned a budget of $13,000,000 and generated revenue of $42,513,270. Critical reception includes scores of 82/100 and 97%, alongside audience ratings of 7.653 from TMDb and 7.9 from IMDb. The production was distributed by Focus Features and the Microsoft Store.
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7.6A 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.
Cast
- Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham
- Dominic Sessa as Angus Tully
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Mary Lamb
- Carrie Preston as Miss Lydia Crane
- Brady Hepner as Teddy Kountze
- Ian Dolley as Alex Ollerman
Themes
- vietnam war
- winter
- boarding school
- holiday
- boston, massachusetts
- 1970s
- melancholy
- alcoholism
- grief
- misfit
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alexander Payne
- Written by
- David Hemingson
- Produced by
- Mark Johnson Bill Block David Hemingson
- Starring
- Paul Giamatti Da'Vine Joy Randolph Dominic Sessa
- Cinematography
- Eigil Bryld
- Edited by
- Kevin Tent
- Music by
- Mark Orton
- Production companies
- Miramax Gran Via
- Distributed by
- Focus Features
- Release dates
- August 31, 2023 ( 2023-08-31 ) ( Telluride ) October 27, 2023 ( 2023-10-27 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 133 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $13 million
- Box office
- $46 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Alexander Payne
- Cast member
- Dominic Sessa
- Production company
- Miramax
- Cinematographer
- Eigil Bryld
- Narrative location
- Boston
- Duration
- 133
- FilmAffinity ID
- 119599
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- publication date
- 2024-02-29
- distributed by
- Microsoft Store
- film editor
- Kevin Tent
- title
- Winter Break
- review score
- 97%
- Commons category
- The Holdovers
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- references work, tradition or theory
- trimethylaminuria
- set in environment
- boarding school
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Encyclopedic overview
The Holdovers is a 2023 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne, written by David Hemingson, and starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa in his film debut. Set in 1970, it tells the story of a strict classics teacher at a New England boarding school who is forced to chaperone a handful of students who have nowhere to go during the school's Christmas holiday break. Filming took place from January to March 2022 in Massachusetts. The Holdovers premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2023, and was released in the United States by Focus Features on October 27, 2023.
The film received critical acclaim and grossed $46 million. It was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, and received many other accolades, including two wins at the Golden Globe Awards and the British Academy Film Awards; Randolph won the Best Supporting Actress award at both ceremonies. It also received five nominations at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Giamatti; Randolph won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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