Holidate

Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.

Cast

Emma Roberts

as Sloane

Luke Bracey

as Jackson

Kristin Chenoweth

as Aunt Susan

Frances Fisher

as Elaine

Andrew Bachelor

as Neil

Manish Dayal

as Faarooq

Jessica Capshaw

as Abby

Alex Moffat

as Peter

Cynthy Wu

as Liz

Jake Manley

as York

Reviews

Kamurai

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. An odd, jaded, but good approach to the social pressures of being single, but dateable. I guess other people see it as wasted resource, I wouldn't know. Realistically, this is as much a breakup recovery movie as it is a romantic comedy....

r96sk

Not good, not bad. Just meh. Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey make for a charming duo, Roberts in particular stands out. The premise they star in is an interesting one, I don't really have any issues with <em>'Holidate'</em> - it's fine. It just lacks the necessary cohesion and entertainment, there a...

Peter McGinn

I found Holidate to be a fun, entertaining Christmas movie. And really, that is all I ask for a new holiday movie. I probably could have focused and punched holes in it here and there, but I try to be a viewer first and a critic third. I liked that the story paid attention to all of the character...

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