The Holiday

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

Dec 8 2006 PG-13 2h 16m
Comedy, Romance

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.

Plot

In London, Iris Simpkins writes a wedding column in a newspaper and nurtures an unrequited love for her colleague Jasper Bloom. Near Christmas, she is informed that Jasper is engaged to marry another colleague, and her life turns upside down. In Los Angeles, the movie-trailers maker Amanda Woods has just split with her unfaithful boyfriend Ethan and wants to forget him. Through a house exchange website, Amanda impulsively swaps her mansion for Iris' cottage in Surrey for the holidays. While in Surrey, Amanda meets Iris' brother and book editor Graham and they fall in love with each other. Meanwhile, Iris meets her new next door neighbor the ninety year old screenplay writer Arthur, who helps her retrieve her self-esteem, and the film composer Miles, with whom she falls in love.

Written by

Nancy Meyers

Directed by

Nancy Meyers

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Relativity Media, Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Waverly Films

Languages

Français, English

Awards

2 wins & 12 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
346,424
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
52
Popularity
NA