Last Holiday

Last Holiday (1950)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (9 reviews)

  • 66% of users liked it
    (374 ratings)

Informed that he has only a short time to live, salesman Alec Guinness decides to enjoy his last months to the fullest. He withdraws all his savings from the bank and heads to a posh hotel. Here he makes more contacts and opens more professional doors than he'd ever done before, thanks to his… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Drama, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 13, 1950 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    The picture is surprisingly moving, delicately handled and full of lovely vignettes.

  • Bosley Crowther, New York Times

    Simple and modest in structure but delightfully rich in character.

  • Fred Camper, Chicago Reader

    Funny, if you don't concentrate.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Slight and mildly amusing dark comedy of rebirth and regret.

  • Chris Cabin, Filmcritic.com

    the film would not register above passable if not for its central figure

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Universal D


    Alec Guinness leads a cast of familiar English characters in this short story about a dying man's last fling at life that's as cozy and predictable as a drink after work at your favorite watering hole.

  • AJ V


    This is a cool movie, it's sort of a dark comedy at times, and a drama at other times. The story is good and the actors are good. I liked this movie, and I recommend watching it.

  • danny d


    im blown away that there are people that dont love this film. rules of the game may be known as the best commentary on high society, but dare i say it, i like this film better. guinness was incredible in the lead role, and every actor played their roles perfectly. the emotional… More

  • Henrik S


    The solid tragic comedy tells the Dickenesque story of a man's second spring in life as he discovers that he suffers from a fatal illness. A good performance by the late Alec Guiness makes this movie enjoyable above average. Yet, the movie suffers from a slow pace, an uninspired… More

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