Jude Lawis set to toplineStar Wars: Skeleton Crewnext month alongsideKerry Condon, but one of his classics from nearly 20 years ago is making rounds on streaming after earning more than $200 million at the global box office. Law stars alongsideCameron DiazandKate WinsletinThe Holiday, the 2005 romantic comedy that has crept into the Prime Video top 10, currently sitting in the #10 spot. The film follows Amanda and Iris, a movie trailer editor and a journalist who swap houses for two weeks at Christmas in an attempt to forget their troubled lives until unexpected love changes everything.Jack BlackandEli Wallachalso star in the film, which sits at a 51% score from critics and an 80% rating from general audiences onRotten Tomatoes.
Nancy Meyerswrote and directedThe Holiday, and she has only directed two films in the nearly twenty years since. The first wasIt’s Complicated, the 2009 romantic comedy starringMeryl StreepandSteve Martin, that’s streaming on Peacock, and the second wasThe Intern,the 2015 workplace comedy starringRobert De NiroandAnne Hathawaythat’s streaming on Max. Before her work onThe Holiday, Meyers wrote and directedSomething’s Gotta Give, the 2003 romantic comedy starringJack NicholsonandDiane Keaton, which also featuresKeanu ReevesandAmanda Peet. In the early 2000s, she also directedWhat Women Want, a high-concept romantic comedy starringMel GibsonandHelen Hunt. She made her directorial debut in 1998 withParent Trap, the family romantic comedy starringLindsay LohanandDennis Quaid.
What Else Is Popular on Prime Video?
Infinite, the sci-fi thriller starringMark WahlbergandChiwetel Ejiofor, has been a force on Prime Video, recently climbing to the top spot.Infinitewas briefly dethroned byMy Old Ass, the drama/comedy film starringAubrey PlazaandMaisy Stellathat premiered earlier this year in theaters before arriving on Prime.Brothers, the comedy starringJosh BrolinandPeter Dinklagehas also been a hit on Prime Video, along withThe Longest Yard, the 2005 sports drama film starringAdam SandlerandChris Rock.Kate Beckinsale’sCanary Blackhas also been in the Prime Video top 10 for several weeks.
The Holidaystars Jude Law and Cameron Diaz and was written and directed by Nancy Meyers. Stay tuned to Collider for future streaming updates and watchThe HolidayonPrime Video.
The Holiday
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other’s countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
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