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Home for the Holidays (1995) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Home for the Holidays (1995) a score of 2.6158 out of 4

based on (64) reviews

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Excellent

(9)

Very Good

(31)

Good

(21)

Fair

(3)

Poor

(0)

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Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)

This screwball comedy, Home for the Holidays, about wacky and annoying relatives reminded me of a few of my own (who will remain nameless for obvious reasons). Claudia, a single woman in her early thirties, isn't having a good Thanksgiving. She makes...read the complete Home for the Holidays (1995) review at Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)

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TV Guide (Staff(not credited))

From a sharp, jaundiced script by W.D. Richter ("Buckaroo Banzai"), Jodie Foster has directed a poisoned paean to the great American tradition of torturous family gatherings....read the complete Home for the Holidays (1995) review at TV Guide (Staff(not credited))

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The New York Times (Janet Maslin)

Ms. Foster and the screenwriter, W. D. Richter, have given this film some peculiar mood swings, so that it starts out zanily and winds down to a wistful note....read the complete Home for the Holidays (1995) review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)

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Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)

This is probably one of the biggest wastes of an ensemble cast since The Hotel New Hampshire. It stars Holly Hunter as a woman dreading her return home for Thanksgiving to visit her dysfunctional family. You know, it's kind of scary to see all these...read the complete Home for the Holidays (1995) review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)