Plot
Sloane Benson is a young woman who hates the holidays due to the judgement she receives from her family for being single. Having recently broken up with her boyfriend, her mother Elaine is constantly trying to set her up with a new man, much to Sloane's annoyance. At her family's Christmas dinner her younger brother, York gets engaged to his girlfriend of three months, Liz, and Sloane is now the only single person left in the family. Meanwhile, Jackson, an Australian golfer, is stuck spending the holidays with a woman he has no interest in. His date becomes angry with him for not getting her a Christmas present, and he leaves in frustration. After Christmas, Sloane and Jackson have a chance encounter when both are returning presents they received. Jackson offers to avoid bad holiday dates by dating only on holidays. Though initially reluctant, she decides to take Jackson up on his offer and the two end up spending New Year's Eve together, but have no further contact. However, on Valentine's Day, both have another chance encounter where Jackson pretends to be her boyfriend in front of her ex. They become friends over spending various holidays together. After both become closer when Jackson loses a finger, he fears he is not good enough for her and tries to set her up with a better date, which leads to a fight at her brother‘s wedding. While at a Halloween costume party together, Sloane becomes unwell after accidentally swallowing laxatives. Jackson takes care of her until they end up falling asleep and having sex the morning after. Sloane's sister arrives freaking out about kissing somebody else and Sloane uses it as an excuse to shove Jackson out, much to his dismay. At Thanksgiving, both have a fight after Jackson opens up to Sloane and tells her how he feels about them. In the store when Sloane says "Cast
* Emma Roberts as Sloane Benson * Luke Bracey as Jackson * Andrew Bachelor as Neil * Jessica Capshaw as Abby * Manish Dayal as Faarooq *Production
In March 2019, it was announced Emma Roberts had joined the cast of the film, with John Whitesell directing from a screenplay by Tiffany Paulsen. McG and Mary Viola would serve as producers on the film under their Wonderland Sound and Vision banner, while Netflix would distribute. In May 2019, Luke Bracey, Jake Manley, Jessica Capshaw, Andrew Bachelor, Frances Fisher, Manish Dayal and Kristin Chenoweth joined the cast of the film. In June 2019,Filming
Principal photography began in May 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.Music
The film's original score was composed by Dan the Automator.Release
''Holidate'' was digitally released by Netflix on October 28, 2020. It was the top-streamed item in its debut weekend. On November 4, '' Variety'' reported the film was the 25th-most watched straight-to-streaming title of 2020 up to that point. In January 2021, Netflix reported 68 million households had watched the film.Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads, "''Holidate'' self-aware approach to rom-com formula is refreshing, but it's offset by a questionable premise and unnecessarily vulgar jokes." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 44 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".See also
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* * {{Netflix Christmas films 2020 films 2020 romantic comedy films 2020s Christmas comedy films American Christmas comedy films American romantic comedy films English-language Netflix original films Films directed by John Whitesell Films shot in Atlanta Wonderland Sound and Vision films Independence Day (United States) films Saint Patrick's Day films Thanksgiving in films Films about Easter American films about Halloween Valentine's Day in films 2020s English-language films 2020s American films