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The Holiday

  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
371K
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POPULARITY
1,964
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Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, and Jack Black in The Holiday (2006)
Theatrical Trailer from Columbia Pictures
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Amanda lives in LA and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey and is a journalist. The two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both trying to forget their troubled lo... Read allAmanda lives in LA and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey and is a journalist. The two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both trying to forget their troubled love lives, until love finds them anyway.Amanda lives in LA and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey and is a journalist. The two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both trying to forget their troubled love lives, until love finds them anyway.

  • Director
    • Nancy Meyers
  • Writer
    • Nancy Meyers
  • Stars
    • Kate Winslet
    • Cameron Diaz
    • Jude Law
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    371K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,964
    188
    • Director
      • Nancy Meyers
    • Writer
      • Nancy Meyers
    • Stars
      • Kate Winslet
      • Cameron Diaz
      • Jude Law
    • 847User reviews
    • 107Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Top Cast73

    Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet
    • Iris
    Cameron Diaz
    Cameron Diaz
    • Amanda
    Jude Law
    Jude Law
    • Graham
    Jack Black
    Jack Black
    • Miles
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Arthur
    Edward Burns
    Edward Burns
    • Ethan
    Rufus Sewell
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    • Jasper
    Miffy Englefield
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    • Sophie
    Emma Pritchard
    • Olivia
    Sarah Parish
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    • Hannah
    Shannyn Sossamon
    Shannyn Sossamon
    • Maggie
    Bill Macy
    Bill Macy
    • Ernie
    Shelley Berman
    Shelley Berman
    • Norman
    Kathryn Hahn
    Kathryn Hahn
    • Bristol
    John Krasinski
    John Krasinski
    • Ben
    Alex O'Loughlin
    Alex O'Loughlin
    • Kissing Couple
    Odette Annable
    Odette Annable
    • Kissing Couple
    • (as Odette Yustman)
    Bundle Williams
    • Girl in Pub
    • Director
      • Nancy Meyers
    • Writer
      • Nancy Meyers
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    Reviewers say 'The Holiday' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    Romance

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This film was written specifically with Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Jack Black in mind.
    • Goofs
      When Iris arrives in L.A. and is taking a taxi to Amanda's house, the cab drives along with the ocean to its right and turns left onto Sunset Blvd - this means that it is driving south. To get to Sunset Blvd from LAX airport, however, one would need to drive north.
    • Quotes
      • Miles: Iris, if you were a melody... I used only the good notes.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Blood Diamond/Turistas/The Nativity Story/10 Items or Less/Sweetland (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Last Christmas
      Written by George Michael
      Performed by Wham!
      Courtesy of Columbia Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
      By arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 8, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • United International Pictures (Germany)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El descanso
    • Filming locations
      • Shere, Surrey, England, UK(village)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Universal Pictures
      • Relativity Media
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $85,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $63,224,849
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,778,913
      • Dec 10, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $205,233,866
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 16m(136 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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