• Director(s)

    Alexander Payne

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    133m

  • Cast

    Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Film

The Holdovers

strong language, brief nudity

In this good-natured comedy drama, set in the 1970s, an unpopular teacher, a rebellious student, and a recently-bereaved school cook form an unexpected bond while stuck together over the Christmas break.…

In this good-natured comedy drama, set in the 1970s, an unpopular teacher, a rebellious student, and a recently-bereaved school cook form an unexpected bond while stuck together over the Christmas break.

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violence
There are brief, non-graphic verbal references to past incidents of domestic violence against children.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘prick’. ‘bitch’, ‘dickhead’, ‘piss’, ‘bastard’, ‘asshole’, ‘ass’, ‘balls’, ‘crap’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘bullshit’ and ‘shit’, in addition to use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture.
sex
There are moderate and occasionally crude verbal sex references, including references to pornography and masturbation. We also see a stylised image of a sex act depicted on Ancient Greek pottery.
discrimination
An unlikeable white teenager makes a racist joke about an Asian student travelling by rickshaw, prompting an angry response from a classmate.
drugs
Teenagers are shown smoking and handling marijuana.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Teenagers joke about a teacher supposedly 'perving on' his students.
injury detail
A doctor relocates a person’s visibly dislocated shoulder, creating a ‘crunch’ sound.
nudity
A teenager flicks through a pornography magazine to a black-and-white photograph of a woman’s bare breasts.
rude humour
There is occasional mild rude humour, including toilet humour.
theme
There are upsetting scenes involving grief and mental illness, as well as mild scenes of school bullying, which is clearly criticised.
alcohol and tobacco
Characters are shown drinking to excess, and there are occasional references to alcohol dependence. We also see people smoking cigarettes or pipes, reflecting the 1970s setting.

  • Director(s)

    Alexander Payne

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    133m

  • Cast

    Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph

One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

strong language, brief nudity
Classified Date:
20/11/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Cuts:
This work had a compulsory cut made. A cut was required to remove a misleading category symbol. Cut made in accordance with BBFC policy.
violence
There are brief, non-graphic verbal references to past incidents of domestic violence against children.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘prick’. ‘bitch’, ‘dickhead’, ‘piss’, ‘bastard’, ‘asshole’, ‘ass’, ‘balls’, ‘crap’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘bullshit’ and ‘shit’, in addition to use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture.
sex
There are moderate and occasionally crude verbal sex references, including references to pornography and masturbation. We also see a stylised image of a sex act depicted on Ancient Greek pottery.
discrimination
An unlikeable white teenager makes a racist joke about an Asian student travelling by rickshaw, prompting an angry response from a classmate.
drugs
Teenagers are shown smoking and handling marijuana.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Teenagers joke about a teacher supposedly 'perving on' his students.
injury detail
A doctor relocates a person’s visibly dislocated shoulder, creating a ‘crunch’ sound.
nudity
A teenager flicks through a pornography magazine to a black-and-white photograph of a woman’s bare breasts.
rude humour
There is occasional mild rude humour, including toilet humour.
theme
There are upsetting scenes involving grief and mental illness, as well as mild scenes of school bullying, which is clearly criticised.
alcohol and tobacco
Characters are shown drinking to excess, and there are occasional references to alcohol dependence. We also see people smoking cigarettes or pipes, reflecting the 1970s setting.
strong language, brief nudity
Classified Date:
23/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Cuts:
This work had a compulsory cut made. A cut was required to remove a misleading category symbol. Cut made in accordance with BBFC policy.
violence
There are brief, non-graphic verbal references to past incidents of domestic violence against children.
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘prick’. ‘bitch’, ‘dickhead’, ‘piss’, ‘bastard’, ‘asshole’, ‘ass’, ‘balls’, ‘crap’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘bullshit’ and ‘shit’, in addition to use of the ‘middle finger’ gesture.
sex
There are moderate and occasionally crude verbal sex references, including references to pornography and masturbation. We also see a stylised image of a sex act depicted on Ancient Greek pottery.
discrimination
An unlikeable white teenager makes a racist joke about an Asian student travelling by rickshaw, prompting an angry response from a classmate.
drugs
Teenagers are shown smoking and handling marijuana.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Teenagers joke about a teacher supposedly 'perving on' his students.
injury detail
A doctor relocates a person’s visibly dislocated shoulder, creating a ‘crunch’ sound.
nudity
A teenager flicks through a pornography magazine to a black-and-white photograph of a woman’s bare breasts.
rude humour
There is occasional mild rude humour, including toilet humour.
theme
There are upsetting scenes involving grief and mental illness, as well as mild scenes of school bullying, which is clearly criticised.
alcohol and tobacco
Characters are shown drinking to excess, and there are occasional references to alcohol dependence. We also see people smoking cigarettes or pipes, reflecting the 1970s setting.
strong language, brief nudity
Classified Date:
16/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Studios Limited
Cuts:
This work had a compulsory cut made. A cut was required to remove a non-BBFC rating card. Cut made in accordance with BBFC policy.
violence
There are undetailed references to physical domestic abuse. Two students argue and get involved in a brief, scrappy fight.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch', 'prick', 'pussy', 'dickhead', 'shit', 'piss', 'ass', 'asshole', 'son of a bitch', 'crap', 'balls', 'screw', 'damn', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'God'.
sex
Moderate sex references include comments about masturbation, pornography and having sex with someone's mother. A man is propositioned by a sex worker, but makes it clear he is not interested. A teenage boy and girl flirt at a party and she asks him if he is trying to look down her shirt. A comment is made about a teacher "perving on students".
discrimination
An older student makes a comment to a younger South Korean student that his inability to be at home for Christmas is because his "rickshaw was broken", but the crass racial stereotyping is challenged.
drugs
There is brief joint smoking and sight of an older teenage boy holding a bag of marijuana. There are also infrequent verbal drug references.
injury detail
There is sight of a teenager's dislocated shoulder after an accident in a gym; the shoulder is reset by medical personnel and the young man screams in pain, but the tone of these scenes is comic.
nudity
A teenager flicks through a pornography magazine to a black-and-white photograph of a woman’s bare breasts.
rude humour
A person's parting shot to a man who has terminated his employment is to describe him as "penis cancer in human form". The name Angus is deliberately mispronounced as 'anus'. There is sight of a tube of haemorrhoid medication.
theme
There are mild upsetting scenes centred on bereavement and illness, as well as related to mental health issues, with references to characters taking anti-depressant medication. There is infrequent mild bullying of a younger school student by an older one.
alcohol and tobacco
There are scenes of alcohol consumption, and it is implied that a character has become dependent on alcohol. There are scenes in which characters smoke cigarettes and pipes, which reflects the historical period in which the drama is set.
Classified Date:
15/12/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
09/08/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
17/07/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
21/02/2024
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
21/02/2024
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
21/02/2024
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

  • Classified date

    23/01/2024

  • Language

    English