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New Year's Eve movies: countdowns, midnight kisses and the morning after

31 titles chosen by hand for the last night of the year: the films that build to midnight, and the ones with a New Year's scene you never forgot. Streaming first, tagged for intensity.

The countdown is the point

Movies that build to midnight.

  1. 1When Harry Met Sally... posterWhen Harry Met Sally... (1989)Dry wit · romantic · date night · measured · RA witty and wholesome romance unfolds as two friends navigate the messy line between platonic and passionate love.Paramount+91
  2. 2The Apartment posterThe Apartment (1960)Dry wit · melancholy · date night · emotionally heavyA lonely clerk navigates corporate climbing and romantic melancholy through a darkly comedic New York.Kanopy · Hoopla · YouTube (free)
  3. 3Poseidon posterPoseidon (2006)Suspenseful · graphic gore · emotionally heavy · relentless · PG-13Survivors of a capsized cruise ship face relentless, gritty peril in an epic fight for survival.
  4. 4Strange Days posterStrange Days (1995)Gritty · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RAn ex-cop hustles through a gritty, suspenseful 1999, investigating murder memories on a mysterious disc.Prime Video · Disney+ · Hulu
  5. 5Ghostbusters II posterGhostbusters II (1989)Big broad humor · whimsical · comfort watch · brisk · PGA river of ectoplasm and spectral activity brings whimsical, briskly-paced comedy with broad, witty humor.Hulu · Fandango at Home (free)
  6. 6Four Rooms posterFour Rooms (1995)Absurdist humor · campy · late-night trip · measured · RA bellhop's first night becomes a darkly comic, absurd odyssey through the outrageous predicaments of hotel guests.Kanopy · Hoopla
  7. 7The Hudsucker Proxy posterThe Hudsucker Proxy (1994)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · measured · PGA naive new president navigates a whimsical corporate world filled with witty, absurdist humor.Kanopy · The Roku Channel · Tubi
  8. 8Radio Days posterRadio Days (1987)Dry wit · nostalgic · comfort watch · measured · PGA boy's 1930s New York childhood unfolds through whimsical, witty tales of radio's golden age.Hoopla · The Roku Channel · YouTube (free)
  9. 9Money Train posterMoney Train (1995)Big broad humor · gritty · full attention · strong violence · RTwo foster brothers, both transit cops, collide in a broad, brisk, and pulpy crime comedy.
  10. 10Holiday posterHoliday (1938)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · measured · NRA whimsical financier and his socialite fiancée navigate witty banter and conflicting dreams of happily ever after.The Roku Channel · YouTube (free)
  11. 11Rent posterRent (2005)Melancholy · date night · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13Bohemians in the East Village navigate poverty and illness, finding love and art amidst melancholy and grit.Kanopy · YouTube (free)
  12. 12Go posterGo (1999)Pulpy · light gore · strong violence · relentless · RA supermarket clerk's drug deal ignites a relentless, darkly comedic thrill ride through a gritty underworld.Netflix
  13. 13New Year's Eve posterNew Year's Eve (2011)Wholesome humor · romantic · date night · measured · PG-13Multiple New York stories intertwine, celebrating love and connection on a night of hopeful new beginnings.
  14. 14The Poseidon Adventure posterThe Poseidon Adventure (1972)Suspenseful · light gore · emotionally heavy · relentless · PGSurvivors of a capsized ocean liner face relentless, gritty challenges in an epic struggle for escape.
  15. 15End of Days posterEnd of Days (1999)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · RA cynical bodyguard battles Satan himself, racing to save a woman and the world in this gritty, brisk, and epic horror.

A midnight scene to remember

Not about the night, but the night is the scene you remember.

  1. 1The Godfather Part II posterThe Godfather Part II (1974)Gritty · full attention · brutal violence · graphic gore · RA crime family's epic saga unfolds with melancholy, as a son expands the empire his father built.Prime Video · Paramount+
  2. 2Boogie Nights posterBoogie Nights (1997)Dark satire · melancholy · full attention · strong violence · RA measured descent into the gritty, atmospheric melancholy of a fading era's dark satire.Criterion · Plex
  3. 3Phantom Thread posterPhantom Thread (2017)Intimate · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · a slow burn · RA renowned 1950s London dressmaker finds his meticulous life upended by an intense, melancholic romance.Netflix
  4. 4Sunset Boulevard posterSunset Boulevard (1950)Dark satire · melancholy · full attention · emotionally devastating · NRA forgotten star clings to faded glory, ensnaring a writer in Hollywood's darkly comic and tragic undertow.Kanopy · MGM+
  5. 5Entrapment posterEntrapment (1999)Suspenseful · date night · brisk · PG-13Two elegant thieves try to outsmart each other, falling in love amidst gritty, suspenseful capers.Prime Video
  6. 6Trading Places posterTrading Places (1983)Dry wit · satirical · date night · brisk · RTwo callous millionaires swap the lives of a snobbish investor and a street con artist in a brisk, satirical comedy.Kanopy · Hoopla · YouTube (free)
  7. 7Sleepless in Seattle posterSleepless in Seattle (1993)Dry wit · cozy · date night · measured · PGA grieving boy's radio call sparks a whimsical, cross-country romance, proving love finds a way.Netflix
  8. 8Bridget Jones's Diary posterBridget Jones's Diary (2001)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · measured · RA charmingly awkward woman navigates workplace romance and unexpected attraction while documenting every hilarious misstep.Paramount+ · Starz · Kanopy
  9. 9About Time posterAbout Time (2013)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · emotionally heavy · RA young man uses whimsical time travel to navigate love and life, learning to cherish every intimate moment.Netflix86
  10. 10The Gold Rush posterThe Gold Rush (1925)Big broad humor · whimsical · comfort watch · measured · NRA lonely prospector braves the Alaskan wilderness, finding broad humor and heartwarming whimsy in his quest for love.Prime Video · Max · Criterion
  11. 11Forrest Gump posterForrest Gump (1994)Wholesome humor · nostalgic · comfort watch · strong violence · PG-13A simple man's extraordinary journey through history unfolds, chasing a love that always feels just out of reach.Paramount+ · Kanopy · YouTube (free)75
  12. 12Snowpiercer posterSnowpiercer (2013)Gritty · full attention · brutal violence · graphic gore · RA relentless journey through a frozen, class-divided world unfolds with bleak, gritty suspense.Kanopy · Tubi
  13. 13The Thin Man posterThe Thin Man (1934)Dry wit · cozy · date night · brisk · NRA witty, wholesome mystery unfolds briskly as a husband and wife solve a cozy, whimsical crime.Kanopy
  14. 14Ocean's Eleven posterOcean's Eleven (1960)Campy · brisk · NRA stylish crew pulls off a daring Las Vegas heist with witty banter and broad, crowd-pleasing humor.Max · YouTube (free) · Plex
  15. 15The Curious Case of Benjamin Button posterThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)Melancholy · date night · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A man ages in reverse through a whimsical, melancholic life, finding bittersweet romance along the way.Kanopy · Hoopla · YouTube (free)
  16. 16The Fabulous Baker Boys posterThe Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)Dry wit · melancholy · date night · emotionally heavy · RTwo jazz musician brothers find their intimate, melancholy world upended by a witty, ambitious new singer.
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