---
title: 'Home for the Holidays (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jodie Foster'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/home-for-the-holidays-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113321/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Home for the Holidays (1996)

1996 · 103 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Home for the Holidays is a 1995 American family comedy drama film directed by Jodie Foster and produced by Peggy Rajski and Foster. The screenplay was written by W. D. Richter, based on a short story by Chris Radant. The film's score was composed by Mark Isham. The film follows Claudia Larson, who after losing her job, kissing her ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter has plans of her own for the holidays, departs Chicago to spend her Thanksgiving with her dysfunctional family. The film takes its title from the song of the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jodie Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/jodie-foster)
- **Producer:** [Jodie Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/jodie-foster)
- **Screenplay:** [W. D. Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-d-richter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Isham](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-isham)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lajos Koltai](https://cinepixo.com/people/lajos-koltai)
- **Editor:** [Lynzee Klingman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynzee-klingman)

## Cast

- [Amy Yasbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-yasbeck)
- [Charles Durning](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-durning)
- [Anne Bancroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-bancroft)
- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton)
- [Susan Lyall](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-lyall)
- [Shawn Hatosy](https://cinepixo.com/people/shawn-hatosy)
- [Holly Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/holly-hunter)
- [Angela Paton](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-paton)
- [Geraldine Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-chaplin)
- [Cynthia Stevenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-stevenson)
- [Dylan McDermott](https://cinepixo.com/people/dylan-mcdermott)
- [David Strathairn](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-strathairn)
- [Robert Downey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-downey-jr)
- [Steve Guttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-guttenberg)
- [Claire Danes](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-danes)

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