Sign in

The Holdovers

2023·Movie
2h 13min·R
85
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Watch

Set your services

The Holdovers fingerprint

A , comedy: , but never childish, .

Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

Feel

Story

Look

About

Discomfort and joy.

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.
Heartwarming Period DramaFound Family NarrativeCharacter-Driven MelodramaAcademic Setting in the 1970sGrief and HealingNuanced PerformancesQuietly PoignantClassic Storytelling StructureBittersweet ToneIntergenerational Bonding

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Media

Questions about The Holdovers

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Holdovers?

In the United States, The Holdovers streams on Peacock, and it is free with ads on Fandango at Home Free. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Microsoft Store. It also streams in 110 other countries.

Is The Holdovers worth watching?

85
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 82).

Is The Holdovers okay for kids?

RStrong languageDrug useSuicide themes

Yes: it's rated R in the United States for strong language, drug use, and suicide themes, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Will The Holdovers make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly sharp wit (6 of 10) and situational comedy (5 of 10).

Is The Holdovers plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.

Was The Holdovers a box office hit?

Budget$13 million
Box office$43 million

Yes: it cost about $13 million to make and earned $43 million worldwide, 3.3 times its budget.

What tropes does The Holdovers use?

Family Portrait of CharacterizationLaser-Guided KarmaBrutal HonestyCommonality ConnectionBittersweet EndingPet the DogJerk with a Heart of GoldQuotes Fit for a TrailerBrick JokeEmbarrassing Damp SheetsSnow Globe of InnocenceNo Social Skillsand 84 more

TV Tropes lists 96 tropes for it, including Family Portrait of Characterization, Laser-Guided Karma, and Brutal Honesty.