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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Nancy Meyers (written by)
Release Date:
8 December 2006 (USA)
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Plot:
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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5 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Cameron Diaz | ... | Amanda Woods |
 | Kate Winslet | ... | Iris Simpkins |
 | Jude Law | ... | Graham Simpkins |
 | Jack Black | ... | Miles |
 | 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 |
 | Shelley Berman | ... | Norman |
 | Kathryn Hahn | ... | Bristol |
 | John Krasinski | ... | Ben |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some strong language.
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Runtime:
138 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 |
Netherlands:MG6 |
Ireland:15A |
Singapore:PG |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12A |
Norway:A |
Finland:K-7 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:10 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Sweden:Btl |
Argentina:13 |
Germany:o.Al. |
Portugal:M/12 |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #42016) |
France:U |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Malaysia:U |
South Korea:15 |
Peru:PT |
New Zealand:M |
Iceland:L
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When Amanda first arrives at Rosehill Cottage in Surrey, she buys lots of food and drink and settles down to watch the TV. The program she is watching is "Little Britain" (2003). Jude Law, a huge fan of the program, insisted they use that show, he personally chose what sketch was shown.
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Amanda is looking through a list of countries to visit on the internet, the icon next to South Africa is a picture of the old South African flag, which was replaced in 1994! However, it may just be that she is looking at a website that’s not up-to-date!
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References Donnie Brasco (1997)
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Soundtrack:
Chariots of Fire
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The Holiday is about two women who each have recently had problems with the men in their lives. Amanda lives in California and Iris lives in England. Neither of these women have ever met before, but they both want to escape for the holidays, so they talk online and decide to swap houses and automobiles for two weeks, so in other words Amanda would be staying at Iris's house in England and Iris would be staying at Amanda's house in California. Once they both reach their destinations they are both pretty bitter about men, but each of them soon meets different men in their lives who mean a lot to them and may make their holiday something to remember. The Holiday has good direction, a good script, good performances by the entire cast and good original music. At first I wasn't really getting into this film and thought it would be a film that would probably appeal more to a woman than to me. Also the Amanda character played by Cameron Diaz annoyed me at first and I found her kind of artificial and ego centric. However as the film played on I found myself really liking this film. The characters grew on me and I found quite a bit to like about this movie. The chemistry between all the different characters works very well and their parts are all quite well written and the actors playing them each do a good job. I found that the film also developed and showed a lot about these characters which I enjoyed because the more I got to know about them the more I liked them and they were able to grow on me more. Each character in this film brings something unique to the table by being different and by really making this film more interesting than perhaps it sounds. The really rewarding thing about this film is how well the characters work with one another and that they are well written and well acted. This film is a romantic comedy and for the most part a lot of romantic comedies do not do a whole lot for me because I find them silly and more for the female viewer than the male viewer, but this movie offers a lot of humour, heart and is just generally a pleasant feel good film that I think both male and female viewers will enjoy. One of the better films of the year and one of the better romantic comedies of recent years as well.