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The Holiday

The Holiday

  • Status: Released
  • 05-12-2006
  • Runtime: 136 min
  • Score: 7.1
  • Vote count: 5205

Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

Cameron Diaz

Amanda

Kate Winslet

Iris

Jude Law

Graham

Jack Black

Miles

Eli Wallach

Arthur

Edward Burns

Ethan

Rufus Sewell

Jasper

Miffy Englefield

Sophie

Emma Pritchard

Olivia

Sarah Parish

Hannah

Shannyn Sossamon

Maggie

Bill Macy

Ernie

Shelley Berman

Norman

Kathryn Hahn

Bristol

John Krasinski

Ben

Alex O'Loughlin

Kissing Couple

Odette Annable

Kissing Couple

Bundle Williams

Girl in Pub

Suzanne Dizon

Newspaper Party Guest

Terry Diab

Night Editor

Kenneth Danziger

Editor

Hope Riley

Sarah Smith-Alcott

Gilbert Esquivel

Gardener

Steven Bruns

Couple on Plane

Nikki Novak

Couple on Plane

Judith Drake

Woman on Plane

Pamela Dunlap

Woman on Plane

Hal Douglas

Movie Trailer Narrator (voice)

Jay Simpson

Limo Driver

Siobhan Pestano

Couple with Dog

Charles Dinsdale

Couple with Dog

Sarah Flind

Market Clerk

Darline Ann Harris

Arthur's Nurse

Marcell Brown

Airport Security

Marina Morgan

Graham's Friend

Lynden Edwards

Graham's Friend

Lydia Blanco Garza

Marta

Jon Prescott

Maggie's Boyfriend

Patrick Cavanaugh

Young Man at WGA

Justin Collins

Young Man at WGA

James Franco

James Franco

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Dani Lennon

Model (uncredited)

Steven Quale

News Reporter (uncredited)

Lasco Atkins

Embankment Pedestrian (uncredited)

Patrizia Barretto

Traveler (uncredited)

Drew Bayers

Man in Airport (uncredited)

Brad Carr

Jakob Ethridge - Airport Passenger (uncredited)

Freddie De Grate

Coach Passenger (uncredited)

Nicholas Downs

Peter (uncredited)

Amber Elizabeth

Shop Customer (uncredited)

Andy Gates

Man on Tube (uncredited)

Elizabeth Hara

Girl in Restaurant (uncredited)

Jake Head

Mixer (uncredited)

Halbert Hernandez

Man in Resturant (uncredited)

Steve Humphreys

Jeffrey (uncredited)

Charles Kellam

Man in Airport (uncredited)

Samantha Kelly

Mrs. Ames - Schultz's Friend (uncredited)

Lucy Lewendon

Passerby (uncredited)

Jamie McCall

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mark A. Nash

Newsroom (uncredited)

Ian Novotny

WGA Man (uncredited)

Vanessa Ross

Lindsay Lohan's Friend (uncredited)

Scott Slifer

Passenger (uncredited)

David Venafro

Usher (uncredited)

Leanne Wilson

Girl in Bar (uncredited)

Peter McGinn

There is a lot I like about this movie. The script is witty and there is good chemistry between the prospective couples, although it takes a while to develop with Amanda and Graham due to their awkward and clunky start. The old guy Arthur and the two children also add to the depth of the story. My only real issue was their deploying that awkward rom-com device when two characters have sex first and then fall in love. The movie does a fair job of recovering from the lustful beginning, but I can’t help but think there could have been a more creative way to make the relationship awkward and in need of recovery. But maybe it is just me, overall I liked the movie and, even though I don’t think I will watch it again, it was entertaining.