Film

The Holiday 2006

Directed by Nancy Meyers

  • Comedy, Romance
  • 136 min
  • PG-13

It's Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive.

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

ComedyRomancelondon, englandholidaymovie businesschristmas partycountry housevacationsurreyromancelos angeles, californiamultiple storylineswoman directorchristmas

Log it

Sign in to log this.

Where do you stand?

Three questions people argue about. Answer first, then see how your circle and the community split.

  • Is this Nancy Meyers's best work?

    Sign in to answer

    Be the first to answer.

  • Would The Holiday hit harder if it came out today rather than in 2006?

    Sign in to answer

    Be the first to answer.

  • Is The Holiday overrated?

    Sign in to answer

    Be the first to answer.

Ask the title a question

Answered from what people have written, never made up: a verdict, how much when it's a matter of degree, and the sentences that say so, quoted with their names. Reviews here first, then TMDB's reviews and the title's Wikipedia plot and reception. If nothing settles it, you can put it to the curators.

Character

Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and effortless.

  • contemporarynostalgic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • earnestironic
  • effortlessdemanding
  • warmbleak

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 3The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 13 / 1The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 1The Empath: disliked by 21 / 2The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 1The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 21 / 2The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 1The Formalist: disliked by 11 / 1The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 1The Genre Devotee: disliked by 11 / 1The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 11The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

24 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Empaths.