The Holdovers ( 2023 )

Comedy   Drama     
Running Time
133min
Mpaa rating
R
Release Date
2023-10-27
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.

Keywords: vietnam war, winter, boarding school, holiday, boston, massachusetts, 1970s, affectation, alcoholism, grief, misfit, mental illness, teacher student relationship, new england, boys' boarding school, christmas, winter break, troubled youth, loss of son, christmas time, cook, admiring
Production Companies: Miramax, Gran Via Productions
rotten tomato icon   9.7/10
themoviedb icon   7.7/10
IMDb icon   7.9/10
  • Country:   United States of America
  • Language: en
  • Vote Count: 166,688
  • Budget: $13,000,000
  • Revenue: $20,355,375
  • Rating Avg:   7.9
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Paul Giamatti
as Paul Hunham
Dominic Sessa
as Angus Tully
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
as Mary Lamb
Carrie Preston
as Miss Lydia Crane
Greg Chopoorian
as Harry 'Skip' Smith
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
Naheem Garcia
as Danny
Michael Malvesti
Stephen Thorne
as Thomas Tully
Ian Lyons
Pamela Jayne Morgan
as Waitress
Gillian Vigman
as Judy Clotfelter
Martin Lee
Tate Donovan
as Stanley Clotfelter
Darby Lee-Stack
as Elise
Bill Mootos
as Mr. Endicott
Dustin Tucker
as Mr. Rosensweig
Juanita Pearl
as Mary's Sister Peggy
Alexander Cook
as Priest / Bartender
Liz Bishop
as Office Lady
Cole Tristan Murphy
as Toothbrushing Student
Will Sussbauer
as Cobb Salad Student
Carter Shimp
as Weed Buyer Harriman
Michael Malvesti
as Christmas Tree Guy
Dakota Lustick
as Christmas Tree Helper
Melissa McMeekin
as Hooker
Jonathan von Mering
as ER Doctor
Rena Maliszewski
as ER Nurse
Osmani Rodriguez
as Pharmacist
Oscar Wahlberg
as Pinball Player
Dan Aid
as Vietnam Vet Kenneth
Mike Kaz
as Hip Party Guest
Kelly AuCoin
as Hugh Cavanaugh
Colleen Clinton
as Mrs. Cavanaugh
Fred Robbins
as Santa Claus
David J. Curtis
as Psychiatric Orderly
Pamela Jayne Morgan
as Waitress
Davis Robinson
as Maître d'hôtel
Joe Howell
as Liquor Store Cashier
Peter Krasinski
as Choir Leader
Greg Chopoorian
as Jason Smith's Father
Ian Lyons
as Miss Crane's Boyfriend
Kevin Fennessy
as Irritated Movie Patron
Kevin Daigneault
as Barton Parent (uncredited)
Bhanu Gopal
as Boston Streeter / Pedestrian (uncredited)

Directing

Alexander Payne
as Directing
Rod Smith
as Directing
John Nasraway
as Directing
Rebecca Robertson
as Directing

Writing

David Hemingson
as Writing

Production

Mark Johnson
as Production
Chris Stinson
as Production
Bill Block
as Production
Wolfgang Hammer
as Production
David Hemingson
as Production
Lisa Lobel
as Production
Randi Glass
as Production
Caroline Blanco
as Production
Owen Guinessey
as Production
Gracie Kennedy
as Production
Andrew Golov
as Production
Tom Williams
as Production
Thom Zadra
as Production
Thomas Zadra
as Production
Joshua Gonzales
as Production
Josh Cronin
as Production
Kelly Kreiser
as Production
Pamela Winn-Barnett
as Production
Christopher Guzman
as Production
Susan Shopmaker
as Production
Chris Stinson
as Production

Art

Ryan Warren Smith
as Art
Jeremy Woolsey
as Art
Anthony Raymond
as Art
Nathan Carlson
as Art
Markus Wittman
as Art
Catriona Crosby
as Art
Sean Doyle
as Art
Alix Metros
as Art
Setha Phongsavan
as Art
Anthony Raymond
as Art
Ashley L. Sykes
as Art
Brandon Warner
as Art
Pete Dancy
as Art
Nathan Carlson
as Art

Costume & Make-Up

Wendy Chuck
as Costume & Make-Up
Donyale McRae
as Costume & Make-Up
Scott Hersh
as Costume & Make-Up
Jennifer Douglas
as Costume & Make-Up
Sarah Rubano
as Costume & Make-Up
Michael White
as Costume & Make-Up
Lori Gomes
as Costume & Make-Up
Anastasia Tsikhanava
as Costume & Make-Up
Lori DeLapp
as Costume & Make-Up
Scott Hersh
as Costume & Make-Up
Jennifer Douglas
as Costume & Make-Up
Dianna Reardon
as Costume & Make-Up
Sarah Rubano
as Costume & Make-Up
Michael White
as Costume & Make-Up
Chandra Dyani Chavez
as Costume & Make-Up

Crew

Eigil Bryld
as Crew
Tommy Carroll
as Crew
Preston Treadwell
as Crew
Harrison Wayne
as Crew
Amy Greene
as Crew
Justice Hedenberg
as Crew
Corey Hibbert
as Crew
John Vincent Mason
as Crew
A.J. Paratore
as Crew
Ben Rezendes
as Crew
Alan Francis Sullivan
as Crew
Richard Ford
as Crew

Sound

David J. Schwartz
as Sound
James B. Appleton
as Sound
Aaron Bouchard
as Sound
Dia Donnelly
as Sound
Biko Gogaladze
as Sound
Frank Gaeta
as Sound
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
as Sound
Aaron Bouchard
as Sound
Dia Donnelly
as Sound
Mark Orton
as Sound
Matt Aberle
as Sound
Diego Gaeta
as Sound
Cody Skully
as Sound
Richard Ford
as Sound

Visual Effects

Adam Bellao
as Visual Effects
Elias Saliba
as Visual Effects
Brian Bautista
as Visual Effects
Andy Chih-Jen Chang
as Visual Effects
Eun-Duk Cho
as Visual Effects
Matt Akey
as Visual Effects

Camera

Eigil Bryld
as Camera
Justin Sulham
as Camera
Michael Spurling
as Camera
Tomek Doroz
as Camera
Terrence Hayes
as Camera
Seacia Pavao
as Camera
Todd England Nicodemus
as Camera
Glenn Kaplan
as Camera

Lighting

Frans Wetterings III
as Lighting

Editing

Kevin Tent
as Editing
Joe Gawler
as Editing
Mindy Elliott
as Editing