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09/18/02
Home for the Holidays (1995)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:29
Rotten:15
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: It's Thanksgiving, so you know what that means -- dinner with your family, for better or for worse. But Claudia Larson's woes begin right before she flies home: she loses her job, and her teenage... [More]
Starring: Holly Hunter, Robert Downey, Dylan McDermott, Claire Danes
Director: Jodie Foster
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Reviews for Home for the Holidays
Neither caustic nor sentimental, it's a film that maybe half the people on Earth have at one time considered writing.
06/18/02
Top CriticAny screen that shares the likes of Danes, Downey and Durning at the least promises certain pleasures, and this cast delivers...
06/05/02
For the holidays or any other time of the year there's no place like Jodie Foster's deliciously warm-hearted and well-observed comedy.
04/17/02
Hey, maybe we don't have it so bad after all.
06/25/01
Foster keeps the party hopping, although more dark humor would have helped before she winds it down with sentiment and bromides.
05/12/01
Top CriticFoster and Richter, of course, want to do more than make audiences laugh; they want us to be touched by their characters' humanity and take an interest in a budding romance, but that rarely is the case.
02/13/01
Top CriticThis movie is about fixing the little cracks in love, and it's a fine example of the restorer's art.
01/01/00
It's likeable in that cosy, wet Sunday afternoon, family sort of way.
01/01/00
Overstuffed with subplots, the film is somewhat episodic in nature, giving each of the characters a few scenes to develop some depth. But their eccentricities seem overly mannered and the big gag scenes are not played strictly for laughs.
01/01/00
The real staying power in Home for the Holidays is the uncanny resemblance bits of the film seem to have with our very own dysfunctional holiday experiences.
01/01/00
Jodie Foster's second film isn't quite that bad, even if it does resort to some we're-all-human humor and a fart joke.
01/01/00
The film doesn't quite work. The goofball parts just aren't as funny as they're meant to be. But it's enjoyable in stretches, particularly when the zaniness dies down.
01/01/00
Aside from a few effective, low-key scenes, the movie doesn't involve the viewer.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
01/01/00
There so many likable moments in Home for the Holidays that nail situations so aptly that it's a shame that there are so many more moments that leave you scratching your head and wondering what to think.
01/01/00
This is a film that has a lot going for it, but loses points on trying too hard to have too easy a finish.
01/01/00
Perhaps the most realistic holiday movie I've ever seen, this oddly charming, poignant, and blackly funny film is a treasure not to be missed.
01/01/00
With many of the conversations going on simultaneously, it's difficult -- sometimes even impossible -- to know who is saying what and to whom.
01/01/00
Top CriticHolly Hunter is amazing. When watching her you get a sense of her character's whole life, not just the time she spends on the screen.
01/01/00
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