The Holiday (2006)

2006

135 mins

Directed by Nancy Meyers
51%
80%
Comedy
Romance

As a result of relationships gone wrong, strangers Iris (Kate Winslet) and Amanda (Cameron Diaz) find themselves in the same... More

As a result of relationships gone wrong, strangers Iris (Kate Winslet) and Amanda (Cameron Diaz) find themselves in the same situation; alone and loveless during the festive season. To remedy the situation the two arrange a switch, moving into each others homes across the globe, with the hope that new surroundings will boost their self esteem and offer an opportunity to turn over a new leaf. What they find is the last thing they thought they wanted: men.

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The Holiday (2006) | Ratings & Reviews

51_%160 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
80_%508,255 reviews
Audience score rating

"A leisurely feelgood rom-com."

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Time Out

"There's nothing authentic or personal about The Holiday - it's as chilling as heart-warmers get."

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A.V. Club

"A harmlessly cheery confection."

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New York Daily News

"The premise, so delectable at the start, quickly begins to feel tired and oversold."

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Salon

"This overproduced romantic comedy doesn't even qualify as fluff; it's flat, featureless plastic."

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The Washington Post

"There is bound to be a large appreciative audience for this chick flick. But it might not be you."

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Empire Magazine

"By now, Nancy Meyers knows exactly what women want --gorgeous locales, even more gorgeous actors, a sentimental love story calculated to make viewers hug themselves and maybe even each other -- and she doubles the formula to generally pleasing but thoroughly unsurprising effect in "The Holiday," a lavishly overstuffed gift basket of a movie..."

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Variety

"What have we here? A holiday movie that doesn't make everyone grumpy? A romantic comedy with real sense of how romance feels, both good and bad, when caught in its throes?.."

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Hollywood Reporter

"Nancy Meyers makes the kinds of films that people complain no one makes anymore. The Holiday is the type of welcome diversion that only Meyers still seems to specialize — a romantic comedy..."

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