The Holiday

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The Holiday

PG-13

2006

2h 12m

Holiday

Romance

Comedy

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Two women, one from America and one from Britain, swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

Critics Consensus

While it's certainly sweet and even somewhat touching, The Holiday is so thoroughly predictable that audiences may end up opting for an early check-out time.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

04/02/2019

You begin to suspect that Meyers isn't actually a movie director at all, but a features coordinator at World of Interiors.

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

04/02/2019

The Holiday is as corny as it gets, but in a cinemascape full of macho grunting and aggressive irony, Meyers is perhaps right to believe that corniness is what women - and their boyfriends - will be wanting...

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Anne Cohen

Refinery29

12/27/2018

What makes The Holiday interesting - and worth reexamining more than a decade after its release - is that unlike most holiday-themed movies, it exhorts the viewer to take time for themselves, not just others. It's the ultimate self-care flick.

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Ifra Khan

Radio Times

Dec 17

3/5

Nancy Meyers's wintry romcom serves up sugar-dusted escapism even as it brushes the messier truths of heartbreak under the carpet.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

04/29/2025

Nancy Meyers’ hit film is decidedly overlong and overstuffed with Hollywood industry insider talk, but it’s also bright and bouncy, directed with confident flair ...

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Me gusta el cine

04/07/2025

4/5

It can be considered a lovely comfort film: the conflicts are not so serious, the performances are charming, the locations are beautiful, the romance is mature but never too explicit, and the comedy is gentle and even innocent. [Full review in Spanish].

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Naresh

Dec 4

the story, acting of each and every character and the directors vision how to present and the locations

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Romkee

Dec 1

best rom com of the century

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Cesar

Dec 1

I have always loved this movie I have it at home but I have never seen it on the big screen Thank you krafft 8

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Julie

12/07/2023

A great holiday movie with a fantastic cast and storyline.

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CadeandKit R

@CadeandKit Mar 23

Upbeat Christmas film, two lead females addressing things they need to change within themselves and fall in love along the way. Unique rom-com storyline. Even Kit rewatches it at Christmas time!

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amelia y

@Millie007 Feb 14

A classic, however minus one star for Jack Black, don’t like him in it

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Synopsis

Two women, one from America and one from Britain, swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

Director: Nancy Meyers
Producer: Nancy Meyers, Bruce A. Block
Screenwriter: Nancy Meyers
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Production Co: Waverly Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Holiday, Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $63.2M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)