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MASTER SCORE 75.5 / 100
2023·Comedy / Drama·2h 13m

THE HOLDOVERS

“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.

Above the Line
Alexander Payne·DirectorDavid Hemingson·WriterEigil Bryld·Director of PhotographyMark Orton·Original Music ComposerKevin Tent·Editor
Cast
Paul Giamatti·Paul HunhamDominic Sessa·Angus TullyDa'Vine Joy Randolph·Mary LambCarrie Preston·Miss Lydia CraneBrady Hepner·Teddy KountzeIan Dolley·Alex OllermanJim Kaplan·Ye-Joon ParkMichael Provost·Jason SmithAndrew Garman·Dr. Hardy WoodrupNaheem Garcia·Danny
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Alexander Payne·DirectorRod Smith·First Assistant DirectorJohn Nasraway·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 1
David Hemingson·Writer
Camera· 2
Eigil Bryld·Director of PhotographyJustin Sulham·Grip
Editing· 1
Kevin Tent·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Mark Orton·Original Music ComposerPatrick Cyccone Jr.·Sound Re-Recording MixerDia Donnelly·Utility SoundFrank Gaeta·Sound DesignerBiko Gogaladze·Foley ArtistAaron Bouchard·Utility Sound
Art & Design· 8
Ryan Warren Smith·Production DesignWendy Chuck·Costume DesignJeremy Woolsey·Art DirectionLori DeLapp·Costume SupervisorMarkus Wittman·Set DecorationAnastasia Tsikhanava·Set CostumerSean Doyle·Set DresserBrandon Warner·Set Dresser
Production· 7
Mark Johnson·ProducerThom Zadra·Executive ProducerAndrew Golov·Executive ProducerTom Williams·Executive ProducerBill Block·ProducerDavid Hemingson·ProducerRandi Glass·Casting Associate
Other Departments· 2
Lori Gomes·HairstylistPreston Treadwell·Special Effects Technician
By the Numbers
75.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.9
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$43M
ROI 227%
Worldwide Gross
1
5 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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