Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- dark
- disturbing
- sardonic
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the anthology uneven and middle of the road, with a few stronger holiday segments standing out amid inconsistent material.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Separate segments reinterpret Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and other holidays as horror scenarios.
The premise deliberately challenges beloved holiday traditions and assumptions by transforming them into dark genre material.
The anthology places grotesque and frightening incidents within recognizable celebratory contexts while retaining a darkly playful edge.
The production is a collaboration among several emerging and established genre filmmakers, including Kevin Smith and Anthony Scott Burns.
Films like Holidays, and why
Trick 'r Treat
episodic horror anthology structure with varied supernatural premises and uneven segment quality
A Christmas Horror Story
holiday-themed horror vignettes combining dark humor, folklore, and seasonal traditions
Southbound
independent horror anthology built from sharply contrasting short-form nightmare scenarios
Movie Details
- Directors
- Anthony Scott Burns, Kevin Kölsch, Nicholas McCarthy, Scott Stewart, Adam Egypt Mortimer, Gary Shore, Kevin Smith, Sarah Adina Smith, Dennis Widmyer
- Release Date
- 2016-04-22
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 4.9 / 10 (528)
Cast
- Madeleine Coghlan
- Savannah Kennick
- Rick Peters
- Kate Rachesky
- Marilyn Flores
- Emily Hagins
- Sierra Malo
- Aimee Sagara
- Britain Simons
- Ruth Bradley
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Holidays about?
- A darkly playful horror anthology turns familiar American holidays into unsettling, grotesque, and occasionally mysterious nightmares.
- What is Holidays like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Holidays as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Holidays violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Holidays as graphic.
- What did critics think of Holidays?
- Critics broadly found the anthology uneven and middle of the road, with a few stronger holiday segments standing out amid inconsistent material.
- Which films are like Holidays?
- Films with a similar feel include Trick 'r Treat, A Christmas Horror Story, and Southbound.
- How long is Holidays?
- Holidays runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Holidays?
- In United States, Holidays streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
