Holiday
1938 · Movie · NR · 97 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics
After getting engaged to a wealthy woman, a self-made financier wants to enjoy life together while they’re still young. But her family expects him to join her father’s bank, forcing him to rethink his plans as holiday gatherings reveal deeper family tensions and mismatched priorities.
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Details
- Years
- 1938
- Release date
- 1938-05-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (289 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Holiday if you want a charming, witty holiday-era comedy-drama about love versus money; Not for you if you dislike rich-family stories or find the “wealth doesn’t equal happiness” theme too familiar, especially after The Philadelphia Story.
Pros: witty, charming performances; timely class satire; strong holiday atmosphere | Cons: relationship tensions feel expected; some worn themes
Themes
- new year's eve
- sibling relationship
- holiday
- romcom
- sister
- free spirit
- best friend
- mansion
- alcoholic
- millionaire
- screwball comedy
- stubbornness
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1939 · nominated
Cast & crew
Katharine Hepburn
as Linda Seton
Cary Grant
as Johnny Case
Doris Nolan
as Julia Seton
Lew Ayres
as Ned Seton
Edward Everett Horton
as Nick Potter
Henry Kolker
as Edward Seton
Binnie Barnes
as Laura Cram
Jean Dixon
as Susan Potter
Henry Daniell
as Seton Cram
- EB
Edward Biby
as Churchgoer (uncredited)
Directed by George Cukor