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The Holiday (2006)

PG-13 136 minutes EN Comedy , Romance

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

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.

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Cameron Diaz

Amanda Woods

Kate Winslet

Iris Simpkins

Jude Law

Graham Simpkins

Jack Black

Miles Dumont

Eli Wallach

Arthur Abbott

Edward Burns

Ethan

Rufus Sewell

Jasper Bloom

Miffy Englefield

Sophie

Emma Pritchard

Olivia

Sarah Parish

Hannah

Shannyn Sossamon

Maggie

Bill Macy

Ernie

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Production crew

Jon Hutman

Production Design

Dean Cundey

Director of Photography

Dan Webster

Art Direction

Marlene Stewart

Costume Design

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Joe Hutshing

Editor

Cindy Carr

Set Decoration

Cynthia McCormac

Set Decoration

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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.

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Official website: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/theholiday/

Production companies: Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Waverly Films, GH One

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $85,000,000

Revenue: $194,168,700

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PG-13 (Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present.)

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