#The Holdovers

[yawping-poets-society]

seconding this rec!!! the holdovers is one of my all-time favorite movies, dps fans should absolutely check it out!!!!!

To anybody who loves dead poets society, has a taste for dark humour and complex characters, and can appreciate good cinematography I highly recommend watching The holdovers.

The plot of the movie is set in a boys boarding school in the 70s and is based around a sullen history teacher, a griefing mother, and a troubled student all stuck together over Christmas. The movie focuses on perspective, elitism, impermanence of youth, and found family (if you squint)

Despite it not having the same warming feeling mixed with the soul crushing ending of dps it definitely has the ability to bring comfort and laughter to the audience, with a bitter-sweet after-taste once you finished the movie

(Did I also mention it's basically a Christmas movie you can watch all year)

So if your looking for a movie to watch that follows a similar theme to dps I would 100% recommend.

Vice versa if your a holdovers fan and you want a good movie to watch too

Also I want the holdovers fandom to be bigger there's only so much content I can consume and I feeling like most dps fans would love to be apart of this fandom

I hope you consider, and if you've watched the film I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did :)

[thepunkpanther]

THE HOLDOVERS (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

[thesoldiersminute]

The Holdovers 2023 | Alexander Payne

[jodielandons]

LUPITA NYONG'O presenting DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH's nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Holdovers at the 96th Academy Awards

[freshmoviequotes]

The Holdovers (2023)

[heateron]

the holdovers (2023) dir. alexander payne

[starfall-xo]

2024 Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees as VHS tapes by @ShawnMansfield

[mendelsohnben]

The Holdovers (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

[title]

“Ring out the old year, ring in the new. Ring-a-ding-ding.”

An Affair to Remember (1957), After the Thin Man (1936), Carol (2015), Remember the Night (1940), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Sunset Boulevard (1950), The Holdovers (2023), Penny Serenade (1941), Phantom Thread (2017)

[turturros]

The Holdovers (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

[swannsways]

favorite Angus Tully's quotes, The Holdovers (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

[jakeperalta]

★ countdown to christmas (take two) ★ day 6 of 24: the holdovers (2023)

[thepunkpanther]

my all-time favourite movies ↳ THE HOLDOVERS (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

"Because no one is his own father. I'm not my dad. No matter how hard he tried to beat that idea into me. I find the world a bitter and complicated place, and it seems to feel the same way about me. I think you and I have this in common. But don't get me wrong, you have your challenges. You're erratic and belligerant and gigantic pain in the balls, but you're not your father. You're your own man. Man, no. You're just a kid. You're just beginning. And you're smart. You've got time to turn things around. Yes, I know that Greeks had the idea that the steps you take to avoid your fate are the very steps that lead you to it, but that's just a literary conceit. In real life, your history does not have to dictate your destiny."

[filmgifs]

"I can tell by your faces that many of you are shocked at the outcome. I, on the other hand, am not, because I have had the misfortune of teaching you this semester. And even with my ocular limitations, I witnessed firsthand your glazed, uncomprehending expressions."

THE HOLDOVERS (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

[ayo-edebiri]

He used to be fine. He was better than fine. He was great. He was my dad. Then about four years ago, he… started acting strange. Erratic, forgetful, saying all this weird shit. My mom took him to a bunch of doctors, and they put him on medication. But that just made it worse. He got more confused. Then he got angry. And then he got… physical. That was it. That was the last straw. They put him away. And she divorced him… without him even realizing it. That’s why she wants a whole new life. And it’s easy to just stash me away in boarding school. Like half of us are just stashed away there. And I get it. She never has to look at me. Because maybe when she looks at me, she… she sees him. Maybe she’s right. I can’t keep it together. I lie. I steal. I piss people off. I don’t have any friends, real friends. I’ll probably get kicked out of Barton too. And when I do, it’ll be my own fault. Get sent to Fork Union and maybe to youknowwhere. And nobody will care. The funny thing is… I wanted to see him so bad this whole time. But I also didn’t, you know? Because I’m afraid that’s what’s going to happen to me one day.

The Holdovers (2023) dir. Alexander Payne

[jamesheathridge]

DOMINIC SESSA as ANGUS TULLY THE HOLDOVERS (2023) | Dir. Alexander Payne