The Holdovers
📖 Synopsis
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.
🎥 Production Details
- Tagline
- “Discomfort and joy.”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Alexander Payne
- Original Language
- EN
🎭 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🎬 Similar Movies
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Holdovers about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Holdovers?
- The Holdovers was directed by Alexander Payne.
- When was The Holdovers released?
- The Holdovers was released on October 27, 2023.
- How long is The Holdovers?
- The Holdovers has a runtime of 2h 13m.
- Where can I track The Holdovers?
- You can track The Holdovers on Matinee — the free movie and TV show tracker app for iOS. Log it, rate it, and share your thoughts with friends.












