What movies are similar to The Holdovers?

Start with films such as Forrest Gump, Stuck in Love, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Cha Cha Real Smooth. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make The Holdovers memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked The Holdovers?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as The Holdovers?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after The Holdovers?

Try Forrest Gump, Stuck in Love, The Diary of a Teenage Girl—each shares DNA with The Holdovers while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is The Holdovers?

The Holdovers (2023) is best described as Comedy, Drama. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is The Holdovers worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 7.6/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this comedy lane.

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The Holdovers (2023) works because audiences latched onto The Holdovers (2023) as a comedy theatrical experience: big enough for a group watch, specific enough to reward a second viewing once you know where it's headed. The comedy and drama blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is a curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like The Holdovers, we prioritized comedy, drama films that share comedy, drama, rewatchable without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The useful comparison point is not only genre; it is how the movie controls attention from scene to scene. Each recommendation names the shared texture and the difference, which makes the page more useful than a plain list. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the The Holdovers feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 2h 22m
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Forrest Gump handles A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant with a Comedy bias that The Holdovers did not foreground in its Comedy read of A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during.
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2.Stuck in Love (2013)
★ 7.4 · Drama · Comedy · Romance · 1h 37m
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Character pressure in Stuck in Love accumulates around An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in, echoing how The Holdovers tightened the screws with A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break.
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3.The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
★ 6.6 · Drama · Romance · Comedy · 1h 42m
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A 2015 frame changes how Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in lands next to The Holdovers (2023) and its A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break. comedy, drama, romance.
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4.Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
★ 7.1 · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1h 48m
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The afterglow from Cha Cha Real Smooth is a sharp, often funny tone: different residue than The Holdovers, even when comedy, drama, romance read familiar. Trace the fork to A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break versus Fresh out of college.
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5.Beautiful Girls (1996)
★ 6.7 · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1h 52m
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If A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break is what locked you into The Holdovers, Beautiful Girls hands you During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies as the next jolt.
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6.Bed and Board (1970)
★ 7.1 · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1h 37m
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In The Holdovers, the spine is A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break; Bed and Board finds its spine in Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy. comedy, drama, romance.
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7.On a Magical Night (2019)
★ 6.2 · Comedy · Drama · 1h 28m
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comedy, drama surface in both films, yet On a Magical Night keeps the temperature a sharp, often funny tone, not a tonal echo of The Holdovers. Compare After 20 years of marriage, Maria decides to leave her husband. against A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain.
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8.Edward Scissorhands (1990)
★ 7.7 · Fantasy · Drama · Romance · 1h 45m
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The Holdovers and Edward Scissorhands split at the plot: A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break on one side, A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward. on the other. drama, fantasy, romance keep.
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9.Taxi Driver (1976)
★ 8.1 · Crime · Drama · 1h 54m
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Surface texture differs—Crime treatment of Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the beside Comedy treatment of A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break—while drama, crime stay legible. Taxi Driver commits.
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10.Donnie Darko (2001)
★ 7.8 · Fantasy · Drama · Mystery · 1h 54m
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After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit is the sharpest reason to queue Donnie Darko after The Holdovers: it refracts the same curiosity A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from The Holdovers: drama, comedy, romance, fantasy, plus a funny through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how The Holdovers trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during The Holdovers—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

FAQ

What movies are similar to The Holdovers?: Start with films such as Forrest Gump, Stuck in Love, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Cha Cha Real Smooth. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make The Holdovers memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked The Holdovers?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as The Holdovers?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after The Holdovers?: Try Forrest Gump, Stuck in Love, The Diary of a Teenage Girl—each shares DNA with The Holdovers while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is The Holdovers?: The Holdovers (2023) is best described as Comedy, Drama. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is The Holdovers worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 7.6/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this comedy lane.

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1.Forrest Gump (1994)

2.Stuck in Love (2013)

3.The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)

4.Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)

5.Beautiful Girls (1996)

6.Bed and Board (1970)

7.On a Magical Night (2019)

8.Edward Scissorhands (1990)

9.Taxi Driver (1976)

10.Donnie Darko (2001)

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