The Holdovers
Taste attributes: comedydramaholidaysunsavouryrealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosiontroubled leads
"Discomfort and joy."
Boxlist takeA stirring comedy-drama that is simple, dark and grounded. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, 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
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Gran Via Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
