The Holdovers

2023 • 133 min • R

“Discomfort and joy.”

★ 7.6 / 10 (2,498 votes)

Drama Comedy

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.

About This Film

The Holdovers is a 2023 drama, comedy film directed by Alexander Payne. With a runtime of 133 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10 based on 2,498 votes on TMDB. The film stars Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner among its cast of 46 credited actors.

Cast

Paul Giamatti

as Paul Hunham

Dominic Sessa

as Angus Tully

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

as Mary Lamb

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

Naheem Garcia

as Danny

Stephen Thorne

as Thomas Tully

Gillian Vigman

as Judy Clotfelter

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

Crew