New Year's Eve
Movies and TV episodes set around New Year's Eve. Titles with a countdown have a note for when to start watching to sync up midnight onscreen with midnight in real life.
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- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayA Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.9:58:07 PM (Start of Blu ray).
9:58:18 PM (Start of movie, recorded copy).
9:54:09 PM (Start of recording, with intro). - DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydSigourney WeaverThe discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.10:27:53 PM
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsBilly CrystalMeg RyanCarrie FisherHarry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.10:30:28 PM.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsFrank SinatraDean MartinSammy Davis Jr.Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.10:31:48 PM.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMike StarrA nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.10:37:09 PM (Without ads).
(Midnight at 1:22:51) - DirectorGeorge CukorStarsKatharine HepburnCary GrantDoris NolanA young man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother.10:52:05 PM
(With 33 second film preservation note intro) - DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinMack SwainTom MurrayA prospector goes to the Klondike during the 1890s gold rush in hopes of making his fortune, and is smitten with a girl he sees in a dance hall.11:04:13 PM (Without ads).
(Midnight at 0:55:47) - DirectorGarson KaninStarsGinger RogersDavid NivenCharles CoburnAn unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.11:05:02 PM.
0:54:58 (Based on runtime 1:22:14) - DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.11:05:06 PM.
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyJames StewartPrivate detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora's cousin, Selma.11:13:46 PM (No countdown, but midnight by implication).
- DirectorRay AbelStarsGuy LombardoThe Royal CanadiansThe Three PetticoatsThe annual New Year's Eve celebration live from the Roosevelt Hotel Grill Room and Times Square in New York.11:15:08 PM.
"New Year's Eve Party 1957-1958"
youtube.com/watch?v=QxPArnhtvfc - DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsVictor SjöströmHilda BorgströmTore SvennbergOn New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.11:31:25 PM (Criterion, YouTube).
(Midnight at 0:28:35)
https://youtu.be/hzOk7hkDUew - DirectorNora EphronStarsTom HanksMeg RyanRoss MalingerA recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.11:33:30 PM (DVD)
11:33:22 PM (Amazon Prime Video) - DirectorRonald NeameStarsGene HackmanErnest BorgnineShelley WintersA group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea.11:35:16 PM.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowThe gang make (and break) a pact not to bring dates to their New Years Eve party. Phoebe starts dating a scientist. Ross compensates for his loneliness by getting a monkey.11:38:32 PM.
- DirectorKelsey GrammerStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceFrasier recalls his millennial New Year's Eve as he, Niles and Martin rumble down the back roads in Martin's bulky Winnebago bound for the wine club's festive get-together in Idaho11:39:24 PM.
- DirectorDavid SteinbergStarsPaul ReiserHelen HuntLeila KenzlePaul is scheduled to film the ball droppers in Times Square for New Years Eve, and Jamie going to the Mayor's ball. Everyone has plans, and they all change during the final minutes of the year.11:39:40 PM (TV midnight).
11:41:31 PM (Actual midnight). - DirectorRich MooreGregg VanzoStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioA down-on-his-luck pizza delivery guy is accidentally frozen on New Year's Eve 1999 and wakes up in the year 3000.11:39:51 PM (Y3K).
11:58:08 PM (Y2K). - DirectorFred GossStarsEd O'NeillSofía VergaraJulie BowenOn New Year's Eve, Jay plays poker with Billy Dee Williams, Phil and Claire try to rekindle their romance, Mitchell and Cameron search for a bar where they fit in, and Haley and Alex stay home to babysit.11:39:52 PM.
- DirectorPete MichelsJim ReardonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe Simpsons attempt to cover up their accidental murder of Ned Flanders. Bart and Lisa acquire super powers. An electronic apocalypse threatens Springfield.11:44:14 PM (Start of episode).
11:58:35 PM (Start of segment). - DirectorBob JaquesPete MichelsPeter ShinStarsSeth MacFarlaneAlex BorsteinSeth GreenPeter's paranoia about the end of the world makes the family cancel their New Year's Eve '99 plans, but for once, Peter is actually somewhat right.11:53:29 PM.
- DirectorDavid StoreyStarsBrent ButtGabrielle MillerFred EwanuickWhen New Year was near, everyone made their resolutions. Now, six months after, they shamelessly try to sabotage the resolutions of others. Oscar has his own problems: he found out he never had Canadian citizenship, prompting Brent to call him an American. Now Oscar needs to prove to everybody just whose blood runs in his veins.11:59:10 PM.
- DirectorHeinz DunkhaseFranco MarazziStarsFreddie FrintonMay WardenHeinz PiperAt Miss Sophie's 90th birthday dinner, her butler James must fill in for her four departed friends - and that includes lots of drinks before every course.Not really NYE, but is annually broadcast on NYE in Europe.
- DirectorBurt MetcalfeStarsAlan AldaMike FarrellHarry MorganThe year 1951 as seen in retrospect, from Margaret's knitting that never stops growing, to the baseball season that ends in the famous Dodgers-Giants pennant race (and Winchester's gloom). They all hope 1952 will somehow be better.