The Holiday

2006 · 136 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 346,424 VOTES · DIR. Nancy Meyers

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Overview

Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,707 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:06 I have found almost everything ever written about love...
00:05:27 He knows whenever he wants back in your life...
00:11:45 A bunch of us were working all night. She wanted to hang out.
00:15:21 ...not that l'm such a genius at it...
00:19:21 Good. Where's that?
00:27:22 Oh, look at that.
00:36:58 -Okay. -Okay.
00:42:08 I mean, up until I showed up and ruined your night.
00:46:40 This all sounded wonderful till I became the cabana boy.
00:51:41 But what if I wanted to call you?
00:57:38 Say a man and a woman...
01:03:18 Because I didn't remember...
01:08:04 Anyway, a long time.
01:13:40 I do not know what she sees in me, but l'm the luckiest guy in the world.
01:18:47 Daddy, can we still have hot chocolate, please?
01:23:24 Do l?
01:27:45 I sew and I have a cow.
01:32:16 -Yes, we did meet. How is he? -Fine, I think.
01:36:36 Do you have anything a little bit stronger?
01:40:45 ...gonna make ourselves a little fire, pop some bubbly...
01:46:31 Maybe the fact that l'm leaving in 8 hours...
01:51:07 Anyway, l'm bringing the music. I mean, I really wanna be there...
01:56:35 -Ever. -Oh, babe.
02:02:10 What are you doing New Year's Eve?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,707
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:01:06
Final line02:02:10

Production Record

DirectorNancy Meyers
LanguageEnglish
Budget$85,000,000
Revenue$194,168,700
IMDb votes346,424