Film193897 min

Holiday

Name: Holiday
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1938
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan, Henry Kolker, Lew Ayres

Taste attributes: comedyromanceholidaysteenfasttried & testedwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allself destruction/implosionunlikely connections

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"Every day's a holiday... when you're in love."

Boxlist takeA breezy, familiar romantic comedy: polished and simple. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: true to life · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 156 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancée has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!

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