Posted on 01/01/2024 10:00:11 AM PST by DoodleBob
The countdown to 2024 has officially entered the homestretch.
Your party plans are made and your outfit has been selected. Now, all that’s left is to curl up with a good movie and wait until the clock strikes midnight.
But with the countless festive films currently circulating on all streaming services, picking the right one seems like an impossible task.
If you’re looking to get into your feels, films such as “When Harry Met Sally…,” “Carol” and “About Time” might be on your watchlist.
Or perhaps “Moonstruck,” “200 Cigarettes, “Ghostbusters II” or “Bridget Jones’s Diary” would suffice.
Below, find The Post’s full guide to the best films to watch on New Year’s Eve.
‘When Harry Met Sally… ” — 1989
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New Year’s Eve” — 2011
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“Holidate” — 2020
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“Carol” - 2015
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“Bridget Jones’s Diary” — 2001
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“Ghostbusters II” — 1989
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“The Godfather Part II” — 1974
This New Year’s kiss had deadly consequences.
Set in Havana, a scene in the beloved gangland classic takes a deadly turn when Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) reveals he knows that older brother Fredo (John Cazale) sold him out to the film’s main antagonist, Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg).
While one might not consider any of the "The Godfather" films your typical NYE flick, there is one scene that surly catapult you into the new year with a sense of shock.
“I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart,” Michael says as everyone celebrates around them.
While no one dies in the scene, the kiss on the mouth is meant as a “Kiss of Death,” signifying that Fredo may not survive long.
The Academy Award-winning film stars Pacino, Cazale, Strasberg, Diane Keaton and Robert De Niro.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
I’m watching “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”. It has its moments. It’s a Tarantino movie and is pretty good although I need to save the version that cuts out the incessant dirty language.
Also don’t forget the original 60’s “Ocean’s Eleven” with it’s four new-years-Eve celebrations.
Intro to Ghostbusters “shock therapy”. Classic Bill Murray excellence. I will just watch the beginning and then stop the movie.
The ending of The Godfather Part One. I find the switch back and forth between the church baptism and the killings and the contrast to be quite well done.
The whole Godfather movie is great but it reaches an unholy climax towards the end.
Fredo Corleone : I’m your older brother, Mike, and I was stepped over!
Michael Corleone : That’s the way Pop wanted it.
Fredo Corleone : It ain’t the way I wanted it! I can handle things! I’m smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I’m smart and I want respect!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Days_(film)
Ends on the streets in a crowded New Year’s celebration.
I can’t believe PIX11 in NY didn’t begin the Honeymooners marathon until midnight.
The greatest movie ever made.
Yee Ha! I get to use a favorite line:
“A day late and a dollar short.”
I watched People Will Talk with Cary Grant and had great delight listening to his rant about medicine and doctors. I was surprised YT allowed it.
“Posiden Adventure “
Leave it to the Post to give New Years Eve movie recommendations the day after.
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s
That is a great romp! Haven't seen it in years. Dad took us girls to see it at a REAL theater and everything! I was 12; it was a real treat because we didn't go to the movies very often.
Thanks for the reminder to watch it again in the near future.
Truthfully, the article was on time.
I wasn’t.
You blessed me. I saw it as a positive with a humorous twist.
I can’t watch The Poseidon Adventure anymore, because every time I see Leslie Neilsen in a serious role, I still crack up.
I also loved Mad Magazine‘s take.
We cried when Shelly Winters died. :(
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