2023 · 133 min · Comedy, Drama
The Holdovers is Alexander Payne's warm and witty comedy-drama set at a New England boarding school in 1970, following an unpopular teacher, a wayward student, and the school's head cook — all stuck together over Christmas break. Paul Giamatti won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance.
The Holdovers streams on Peacock. It's available with any Peacock Premium subscription.
Yes — Paul Giamatti won Best Actor and Da'Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress at the 2024 Academy Awards. It was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
The Holdovers is not on Netflix. It streams on Peacock in the US.
No, The Holdovers is an original screenplay by David Hemingson, though it draws on classic 1970s American cinema and Payne's own prep school memories.
Paul Giamatti plays the cantankerous teacher Paul Hunham, Dominic Sessa plays student Angus Tully, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph plays Mary Lamb, the school's head of catering.