Is The Holdovers OK for Kids?
RomanceFantasyFamilyDrama
14+PG
2023·1h 45m·Kenneth Branagh·Walt Disney Pictures·● Script verified
A curmudgeonly classics teacher supervises a small group of prep school students who remain on campus during Christmas break in 1970. The film explores themes...
Best watched together — Language and mature themes benefit from discussion about academic integrity and family relationships
Heads Up for Parents
Contains discussion of a student's father dying in Vietnam War and grief counseling themes
What's In It
Violence
Very Mild▸
Language
Mild▸
Scary
None▸
Romance
Very Mild▸
Substances
Very Mild▸
Stimulation
Very Mild▸
Cultural & Values Guide
Faith & Religion
●Christian themes
Opening choir scene singing Christmas carols and chapel service with prayers are central to the boarding school setting
Community Notes
- Some may find the racist comment toward Asian student inappropriate even for period setting
Family Takeaways
What it gets right
- ✓Shows how meaningful connections can form between unlikely people
- ✓Demonstrates the importance of academic integrity over political convenience
Cast:Lily JamesCate BlanchettRichard MaddenStellan SkarsgårdHolliday Grainger