Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- playful
- witty
- nostalgic
- family movie night
- summer vacation
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nicolas interprets Isabelle’s worried looks as evidence that his parents intend to marry them, generating the central chain of blunders.
Hotel Beau-Rivage and its beach create the film’s contained summer environment and organize Nicolas’s encounters with new friends.
The film’s 1960s vacation setting, school-year transition, family travel, and child-centered social rituals evoke a remembered French childhood.
Blaise, Fructueux, Djodjo, Crépin, Côme, and Nicolas each have distinctive behavior that fuels group comedy.
Films like Nicholas on Holiday, and why
The Little Rascals
child-centered seaside mischief, warm family comedy, and episodic summer adventures
Dennis the Menace
playful childhood misunderstandings, ensemble kid characters, and gentle family humor
The Sandlot
nostalgic period childhood comedy built around mischievous behavior and adult misunderstandings
Nicholas on Holiday
French family comedy with eccentric children, broad physical humor, and affectionate nostalgia
Movie Details
- Director
- Laurent Tirard
- Release Date
- 2014-07-09
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (481)
Cast
- Valérie Lemercier
- Kad Merad
- Mathéo Boisselier
- Erja Malatier
- Daniel Prévost
- François Damiens
- Francis Perrin
- François-Xavier Demaison
- Bouli Lanners
- Dominique Lavanant
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, France Channel Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Nicholas on Holiday about?
- A mischievous boy’s seaside holiday becomes an affectionate parade of new friendships, comic blunders, and childhood misunderstandings.
- What is Nicholas on Holiday like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nicholas on Holiday as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Nicholas on Holiday violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Nicholas on Holiday.
- Which films are like Nicholas on Holiday?
- Films with a similar feel include The Little Rascals, Dennis the Menace, The Sandlot, and Nicholas on Holiday.
- How long is Nicholas on Holiday?
- Nicholas on Holiday runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nicholas on Holiday?
- In United States, Nicholas on Holiday streams on Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, France Channel Amazon Channel.
