Cast of The Holdovers

The Holdovers is a 2023 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne. The film stars Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa. Set in the early 1970s, the film follows Paul Hunham, a disliked teacher at...

The Holdovers is a heartwarming comedy-drama set in a New England prep school during Christmas break. Directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson, the film tells the story of Paul Hunham, a grumpy instructor who is forced to stay on campus to take care of the few students who have nowhere else to go. As the break progresses, Paul forms an unlikely bond with a troubled and intelligent troublemaker student, as well as the school's head cook, who is grieving the loss of her son in the Vietnam War.