Quick Info
- Year
- 2023
- Director
- Alexander Payne
- Duration
- 133 min
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $13M
- Box Office
- $43M
External Ratings
IMDb7.6
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes76%
📺 Where to Watch
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The Holdovers
Our Rating
7.8/10
7.7/10
7.8/10
7.6/10
7.4/10
7.2/10
Overview
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.
Rating Breakdown
Story
7.7
Acting
7.8
Direction
7.6
Cinematography
7.4
Music
7.2
✓Pros
- Exceptional dramatic depth
- Outstanding performances
- Emotionally powerful story
✕Cons
- Slow pacing in some scenes
- Requires close attention
