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The Holdovers Movie (2023): Where to watch and stream online

The Holdovers

Drama Comedy

2023, Movie, 2h 13min

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.

Country: United States

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Reviews

Wilhelm Jansson

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This script though.

1 year ago

Critic Benjamin Lee

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...there’s something about The Holdovers and its misty-eyed melancholy that feels worth adding to the rotation.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Emily Murray

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Though tinged with sadness - be prepared to shed a tear - it’s sure to become a feel-good, festive favourite.

Read full review at Gamesradar

Critic Maureen Lee Lenker

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Alexander Payne returns to form with a sharp, witty, and warm Christmas movie.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly

Critic Katarina Docalovich

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Alexander Payne cozies up to the past in the delightful, nuanced The Holdovers.

Read full review at Paste Magazine

Critic Lillian Crawford

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...the most scintillating festive movie in years.

Read full review at Little White Lies

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What is The Holdovers about? Toggle content

Set in the winter of 1970, "The Holdovers" follows a cantankerous professor at a prestigious New England boarding school who finds himself stuck overseeing a handful of students who can’t go home for the Christmas holidays. Among them is Angus, an intelligent but troubled teenager grappling with personal issues and feeling abandoned. As they navigate this unusual break together, their interactions deepen into an unexpected friendship that challenges both their perspectives on life and each other. Joined by the school's head cook, Mary, who is mourning her son lost in Vietnam, the trio forms a makeshift family amidst snowstorms and shared meals. Through humor and heartfelt moments, they learn valuable lessons about connection, loss, and what it means to truly care for one another during a season typically associated with warmth and togetherness.