The Holdovers
2023
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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.
The Holdovers (2023) is a 2h 13min comedy feature film by Alexander Payne. A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysi... Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2023).
Facts
Setting
Boston
Production
Miramax
Original language
English
Trailer
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Festival History
- The Rio Grind Film Festival 2026
- Academy Awards 2024 academy_award
- Independent Spirit Awards 2024 generic
- Mad Monster Party Film Festival 2024
- Monza Film Fest 2024
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2023
- Telluride Film Festival 2023 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2023 generic
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