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The Hollars

The Hollars

Drama · Comedy · 2016

Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend Rebecca, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.

Movie details

The Hollars

2016 Drama · Comedy 1h 28m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.6 / 10

15.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

44 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

53 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend Rebecca, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Hollars?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Krasinski

Written by

Jim Strouse

John Krasinski

John Krasinski

John Hollar

Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

Sally Hollar

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Don Hollar

Sharlto Copley

Sharlto Copley

Ron Hollar

Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick

Rebecca

Charlie Day

Charlie Day

Jason

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Gwen

Court is in session

Put The Hollars on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.