The Holdovers

Where to Watch The Holdovers (2023) (Legally)

Discomfort and joy.
Oct 27, 2023 US 133 min M
7.6 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2 516 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

If you’re considering “ (2023), this quick guide summarizes the essentials.

It sits in the Drama, Comedy space and is paced for about 133 minutes.

Cast highlights include Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

vietnam war, winter, boarding school, holiday, boston, massachusetts, 1970s, melancholy, alcoholism, grief, misfit, mental illness, teacher student relationship

Official trailer

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Plot

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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Main cast

Paul Giamatti
as Paul Hunham
Dominic Sessa
as Angus Tully
Carrie Preston
as Miss Lydia Crane
Brady Hepner
as Teddy Kountze
Ian Dolley
as Alex Ollerman
Jim Kaplan
as Ye-Joon Park
Michael Provost
as Jason Smith
Andrew Garman
as Dr. Hardy Woodrup