The Holiday (2006)


Jack Black              Miles
Cameron Diaz            Amanda Woods
Kate Winslet            Iris Simpkins
Jude Law                Graham
Jack Black              Miles
Eli Wallach             Arthur Abbott
Edward Burns            Ethan
Jon Prescott            Maggie's Boyfriend
Shannyn Sossamon        Maggie
Nicholas Downs          Peter
John Krasinski          Ben
Rufus Sewell            Jasper
Sarah Parish            Hannah
Emma Pritchard          Olivia
Miffy Englefield        Sophie
Bill Macy               Ernie
Shelley Berman          Norman

Directed by:            Nancy Meyers
Produced by:            Suzanne Farwell, Nancy Meyers, Bruce A. Block


Iris is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across the globe, Amanda realizes the 
man she lives with has been unfaithful. Two women who have never met and live 6000 miles apart, find 
themselves in the exact same place. They meet online at a home exchange website and impulsively switch 
homes for the holiday. Iris moves into Amanda's L.A. house in sunny California as Amanda arrives in the 
snow covered English countryside. Shortly after arriving at their destinations, both women find the last 
thing either wants or expects: a new romance. Amanda is charmed by Iris' handsome brother Graham and Iris, 
with inspiration provided by legendary screenwriter Arthur, mends her heart when she meets film composer 
Miles.

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In London, Iris Simpkins write a wedding column in a newspaper and has an unrequited love for her colleague 
Jasper Bloom. Nearby Christmas, she is informed that Jasper is engaged and will marry another colleague, and 
her life turns head over heels. In Los Angeles, the movie-trailers maker Amanda Woods has just broken with 
her unfaithful boyfriend Ethan and wants to forget him. Amanda access a house exchange website, and impulsively 
swaps her mansion for Iris' cottage in Surrey for the holiday along the next two weeks. While in Surrey, Amanda 
meets Iris' brother and book editor Graham and they fall in love for each other. Meanwhile Iris meet her next 
door neighbor, the ninety year old screenplay writer Arthur, who helps her to retrieve her self-esteem, and the 
film composer Miles, and they fall in love for each other.