# The best New Year's Eve movies

Countdowns, midnight kisses and parties that go wrong: the films with the most memorable New Year's Eve scenes, according to The Mary Sue and Time Out New York.

- 483 votes · 12 items
- Oct 1, 2023 · couchpotato_yyc
- https://even.best/en/l/4234/the-best-new-year-s-eve-movies

## Top 10

1. **When Harry Met Sally... (1989)** (44 · ▲52 ▼8) — Rob Reiner's romcom ends with the most famous New Year's Eve run in film.
2. **Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)** (43 · ▲47 ▼4) — Bridget starts her diary after a disastrous New Year's party.
3. **The Godfather Part II (1974)** (38 · ▲43 ▼5) — Havana, New Year's Eve 1958, and a kiss Fredo will never forget.
4. **Boogie Nights (1997)** (29 · ▲35 ▼6) — Paul Thomas Anderson's party at the turn of 1980, where everything changes.
5. **Sunset Boulevard (1950)** (28 · ▲32 ▼4) — Norma Desmond's lonely New Year's Eve party for two.
6. **Rent (2005)** (28 · ▲30 ▼2) — The musical about young artists in New York's East Village.
7. **Mermaids (1990)** (27 · ▲31 ▼4) — Cher, Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci in 1963 Massachusetts.
8. **Ghostbusters II (1989)** (26 · ▲33 ▼7) — The Statue of Liberty walks through New York on New Year's Eve.
9. **An American in Paris (1951)** (26 · ▲30 ▼4) — Gene Kelly and one of the most extravagant New Year's parties ever filmed.
10. **Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986)** (17 · ▲27 ▼10) — The Peanuts TV special: Charlie Brown, a party and War and Peace.
11. **New Year's Eve (2011)** (16 · ▲25 ▼9) — Garry Marshall's ensemble comedy on the last night of the year in New York.
12. **High School Musical (2006)** (15 · ▲25 ▼10) — Troy and Gabriella meet singing karaoke at a New Year's Eve party.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.