Holidate (2020)

6.2TV-MA104 minDirector: John Whitesell

2020 romantic comedy film by John Whitesell

Holidate is a 2020 American romantic comedy film directed by John Whitesell and written by Tiffany Paulsen. It stars Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Jake Manley, Jessica Capshaw, Andrew Bachelor, Frances Fisher, Manish Dayal and Kristin Chenoweth.

Sloane Benson, tired of familial pressure for being single on holidays, bumps into Australian stranger Jackson, who is also fed up with pressure on those dates, so they agree to platonically be each other's plus-ones all year long, inadvertantly ending up mutually developing real feelings.

The film was released on Netflix on October 28, 2020.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is Holidate about?
Holidate (2020) — Randomly meeting at a store return counter introduces Sloane to Jackson. Both tired of nightmare dates (him) and meddling family (her) during the holidays, they strike an arrangement, whereby they meet as a couple only during the holidays to make life at the very least tolerable.
Is Holidate based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Holidate scary?
Content rating: TV-MA. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.