The Holiday (2006) movie poster

The Holiday (2006)

"It's Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive."
ThumbScore
👍 86%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 52%
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Director
Runtime
2h 16m
Rated
PG-13
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (5,570 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
51%
Metacritic
52

Cast

Cameron Diaz as Amanda Woods · 70% avg
Kate Winslet as Iris Simpkins · 72% avg
Jude Law as Graham Simpkins · 69% avg
Jack Black as Miles Dumont · 73% avg
Eli Wallach as Arthur Abbott · 77% avg
Edward Burns as Ethan · 66% avg
Rufus Sewell as Jasper Bloom · 70% avg
Miffy Englefield as Sophie

Is The Holiday good?

Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 52%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#358 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#30 / 206 · 2006
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 6 · Nancy Meyers

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

The Holiday is a 2006 American romantic comedy written and directed by Nancy Meyers. Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet star as Amanda Woods, a successful Los Angeles movie trailer producer, and Iris Simpkins, a London newspaper columnist, who are both devastated by romantic heartbreak during the Christmas season and impulsively agree to swap homes for two weeks through a home exchange website. In Surrey, Amanda meets Iris's charming brother Graham, played by Jude Law, while in Los Angeles, Iris befriends a retired golden-age Hollywood screenwriter, played by Eli Wallach, and begins a relationship with film composer Miles, played by Jack Black.

Nancy Meyers's direction showcased her trademark visual warmth — Amanda's L.A. mansion and Iris's cozy English cottage were production-designed to be aspirationally beautiful. The film earned $205 million worldwide on a $85 million budget and has become a beloved annual Christmas viewing tradition.

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