Holdovers, The (2023)

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Synopsis

Dir: Alexander Payne. Comedy/Drama. A cranky history teacher (Paul Giamatti) at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a student (Dominic Sessa) who has no family plans.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive, some in an aggressive context; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references - no detail
• infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence - no blood, little detail
• Portrayal of an injury - no blood, detail
• Brief breast nudity in a non-sexual context
• Frequent portrayals of tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of alcohol and cannabis use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Unlikely friendships
• Coping with loss
• The families we make

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and substance use

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