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What We Did on Our Holiday

2014 · 95 min

A warm, funny, and bittersweet family comedy that balances laugh-out-loud moments with genuine emotion and a touch of dark humor.

Directed by
Guy Jenkin, Andy Hamilton
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly
Overview
Doug and Abi and their three children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug's father Gordie's birthday party. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability...

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Stream in the UK
  • Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Guy Jenkin, Andy Hamilton
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • death
  • grief
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
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