

The Holdovers
2023-10-27 · 133 min · ★ 7.6
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Alexander Payne
- Production companies
- Miramax, Gran Via Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 13,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 42,513,270
Top Cast
Paul GiamattiPaul Hunham
Dominic SessaAngus Tully
Da'Vine Joy RandolphMary Lamb
Carrie PrestonMiss Lydia Crane
Brady HepnerTeddy Kountze
Ian DolleyAlex Ollerman
Jim KaplanYe-Joon Park
Michael ProvostJason Smith
Andrew GarmanDr. Hardy Woodrup
Naheem GarciaDanny
Stephen ThorneThomas Tully
Gillian VigmanJudy Clotfelter
Tate DonovanStanley Clotfelter
Darby Lee-StackElise
Bill MootosMr. Endicott
Dustin TuckerMr. Rosensweig
Juanita PearlMary's Sister Peggy
Liz BishopOffice Lady
Cole Tristan MurphyToothbrushing StudentTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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