The Holiday (2006)

It's Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive.

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

Cast (64)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Cameron Diaz

Amanda

Kate Winslet

Iris

Jude Law

Graham

Jack Black

Miles

Eli Wallach

Arthur

Edward Burns

Ethan

Rufus Sewell

Jasper

Miffy Englefield

Sophie

E

Emma Pritchard

Olivia

Sarah Parish

Hannah

Shannyn Sossamon

Maggie

Bill Macy

Ernie

Shelley Berman

Norman

Kathryn Hahn

Bristol

John Krasinski

Ben

Alex O'Loughlin

Kissing Couple

Odette Annable

Kissing Couple

B

Bundle Williams

Girl in Pub

S

Suzanne Dizon

Newspaper Party Guest

Terry Diab

Night Editor

K

Kenneth Danziger

Editor

Hope Riley

Sarah Smith-Alcott

G

Gilbert Esquivel

Gardener

S

Steven Bruns

Couple on Plane

Nikki Novak

Couple on Plane

Judith Drake

Woman on Plane

Pamela Dunlap

Woman on Plane

Hal Douglas

Movie Trailer Narrator (voice)

Jay Simpson

Limo Driver

S

Siobhan Pestano

Couple with Dog

C

Charles Dinsdale

Couple with Dog

Sarah Flind

Market Clerk

D

Darline Ann Harris

Arthur's Nurse

M

Marcell Brown

Airport Security

M

Marina Morgan

Graham's Friend

L

Lynden Edwards

Graham's Friend

Lydia Blanco Garza

Marta

Jon Prescott

Maggie's Boyfriend

Patrick Cavanaugh

Young Man at WGA

J

Justin Collins

Young Man at WGA

James Franco

James Franco (uncredited)

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan (uncredited)

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)

Dani Lennon

Model (uncredited)

Steven Quale

News Reporter (uncredited)

Lasco Atkins

Embankment Pedestrian (uncredited)

P

Patrizia Barretto

Traveler (uncredited)

Brad Carr

Jakob Ethridge (uncredited)

Freddie De Grate

Coach Passenger (uncredited)

Nicholas Downs

Peter (uncredited)

A

Amber Elizabeth

Shop Customer (uncredited)

Andy Gates

Man on Tube (uncredited)

Jake Head

Mixer (uncredited)

H

Halbert Hernandez

Man in Resturant (uncredited)

S

Steve Humphreys

Jeffrey (uncredited)

C

Charles Kellam

Man in Airport (uncredited)

S

Samantha Kelly

Mrs. Ames (uncredited)

L

Lucy Lewendon

Passerby (uncredited)

J

Jamie McCall

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mark A. Nash

Newsroom (uncredited)

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