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The Holdovers

2023-10-27 · 133 min · ★ 7.6

Drama · Comedy

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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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 GiamattiPaul Hunham
Dominic SessaDominic SessaAngus Tully
Da'Vine Joy RandolphDa'Vine Joy RandolphMary Lamb
Carrie PrestonCarrie PrestonMiss Lydia Crane
Brady HepnerBrady HepnerTeddy Kountze
Ian DolleyIan DolleyAlex Ollerman
Jim KaplanJim KaplanYe-Joon Park
Michael ProvostMichael ProvostJason Smith
Andrew GarmanAndrew GarmanDr. Hardy Woodrup
Naheem GarciaNaheem GarciaDanny
Stephen ThorneStephen ThorneThomas Tully
Gillian VigmanGillian VigmanJudy Clotfelter
Tate DonovanTate DonovanStanley Clotfelter
Darby Lee-StackDarby Lee-StackElise
Bill MootosBill MootosMr. Endicott
Dustin TuckerDustin TuckerMr. Rosensweig
Juanita PearlJuanita PearlMary's Sister Peggy
Alexander CookPriest / Bartender
Liz BishopLiz BishopOffice Lady
Cole Tristan MurphyCole Tristan MurphyToothbrushing Student

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