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  1. Dec 22, 2021 · Iris is motivated to swap places with Amanda in the first place because of her own complicated love life, following the news that her on-again, off-again flame Jasper has gotten engaged without telling her. It leaves her in quite a state of emotional disarray, given that she is far more invested in Jasper than he ever has been in her.

    • Mr. Napkin Head. Single dad Graham gets plenty adorable moments with daughters Sophie and Olivia, but few of them are as hilarious and goofy as the reveal of his alter ego: Mr. Napkin Head.
    • Iris & Miles composing together. While many fans of The Holiday gravitate toward the romance between Graham and Amanda in England, the Los Angeles-based friendship turned courtship between Iris and Miles is actually the source of many of the film's sweetest moments.
    • "Don't blow away" Speaking of Iris and Miles, when it comes to the romantic meet cutes in the movie, these two have the market cornered. When Miles, a friend of Amanda's ex-boyfriend, comes to collect some of said ex's things from Amanda's house, he's instead greeted by holiday guest Iris.
    • Graham & Amanda reunite. Amanda's emotional journey in the film is driven by many things, but one particular theme that runs throughout the movie is her inability to cry.
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    • Nancy Meyers wrote the parts of Amanda and Iris specifically for Diaz and Winslet.
    • Jack Black got the role of Miles because of his part in School of Rock...
    • but he only signed on when he found out that he'd be working with Winslet.
    • Iris's countryside cottage isn't actually a real house.
  2. The Holiday: Directed by Nancy Meyers. With Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black. Amanda lives in LA and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey and is a journalist. The two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both trying to forget their troubled love lives, until love finds them anyways.

  3. Dec 16, 2020 · Both women want to get away from the men in their lives, so naturally, both fall in love with new men: Amanda with Iris’s dashing (and, again, suspiciously tan) book-editor brother Graham (Law ...

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  4. Dec 21, 2023 · Iris falls in love with Miles Dumont (Jack Black) over in LA, while Amanda fell for Iris' brother, Graham, played by Jude Law. The film follows both couples and their holiday romances - but ...

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    Jul 2, 2024 · Amanda: Can you tell him I'm good and that I'm just taking Charlie for a walk in the village. Um, what's he been up to? Did he say? Iris: I'm not sure. Do you want me to ask him? Amanda: Uh, sure. Iris: Okay. Hold please. (switches back) I can't believe that you have had sex with the woman staying in my house! Amanda: He told you that?! Iris ...