Here are 20 movies to watch on New Year’s to get you in the mood if you’re prepared to ring in 2023.
It’s amazing that 2022 is almost over. We are all undoubtedly anticipating what the new year will bring. But first, we need to ensure that this year ends on a positive way.
Maybe you’re organizing a nice night out on the town. Maybe you’re planning a dinner for an at-home group of friends and family. Or maybe you’re like me with a dog so afraid of fireworks that you have to spend the evening at home on the couch. To bring in the new year, I’m planning on cuddling up with my dog and watching a fun movie. To do just that, Pure wow has created an incredible list.
The start of a new year is a good opportunity to evaluate the year just ended and make plans for the one ahead. In addition to the parties and other festivities, many individuals also make resolutions for the upcoming year.
Do you know how New Year’s resolutions got started?
Making New Year’s resolutions is a tradition that dates back to ancient times. The concept of setting goals for the upcoming year is said to have come from the Babylonians. At the beginning of each year, they made promises to their gods to assure success for the upcoming 12 months.
Resolutions for the coming year were common in ancient Rome. Their resolutions were more centred on bettering themselves as individuals when the new year began in March.
Though a lot has changed since then, making resolutions is still very common today. Most people make resolves to better themselves, such as eating better, working out more, or quitting smoking.
Grab a snack and a drink, and enjoy if you need some motivation!
20 movies to watch on New Year’s Eve 2023
1.New Year’s Eve
In this romantic comedy starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel, and Ashton Kutcher, the lives of various couples and singles in New York City are intertwined throughout New Year’s Eve. Watch on Prime Video.
2.Sleepless In Seattle
In a sad film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, a little kid schemes to bring together a widower and an unhappy journalist. You’ll want to reach for the Kleenex. Watch on Prime Video.
3.Rent
I’m not much for musicals, but I love this one and the first act takes place between Christmas Eve and New Year’s and captures the hope that comes with the start of each and every new year. Watch on Hulu.
4.Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
All the Charlie Brown holiday movies are fun! Watch on Apple TV+.
5.Four Rooms
Co-written by Quentin Tarantino, this film follows four interlocking tales of debauchery that take place at the fading Hotel Mon Signor in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. Watch on Prime Video.
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6.About Time
In this, a young man who discovers he can travel through time goes back to the New Year’s Eve party from the previous evening to kiss the lady he had been crushing on. Watch on Prime Video.
7.Waiting To Exhale
This film follows a group of four friends as they look for true love over the length of a year that begins and finishes on New Year’s. Watch on Prime Video.
8.Two Lovers
The final scene of this romantic drama takes place on New Year’s Eve. Watch on Prime Video.
9.Forrest Gump
Only one scene takes place on New Year’s, but hey, it’s an excuse to revisit a classic. Watch on Prime Video.
10.The Holiday
Even though the New Year’s Eve scene is brief, it’s unquestionably one of the loveliest in the entire film. An excellent holiday film in general. Watch on Prime Video.
11.Are We There Yet?
A large part of this movie takes place on New Year’s Eve. Watch on Prime Video.
12.Bridget Jones’ Diary
This comedy begins and ends on New Year’s Eve, with Bridget trying to navigate her love life while documenting it all in her personal diary. Watch on Prime Video.
13.Poseidon
The shipwreck in the original 1979 sequel, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, occurs on New Year’s Eve bang in the middle of the midnight celebrations. You might not think of a movie about a luxurious cruise liner as a New Year’s Eve movie. Watch on Hulu.
14.While You Were Sleeping
There’s a New Year’s Eve party scene that is sure to make you wish you had lived in London in the ’50s. Watch on Prime Video.
15.Ghostbusters 2
These crime fighters are back fighting against the Statue of Liberty who came to life just as the New Year’s Eve festivities begin. Watch on Prime Video.
16.Phantom Thread
There’s a New Year’s Eve party scene that is sure to make you wish you had lived in London in the ’50s. Watch on Prime Video.
17.Snowpiercer
Taking place in 2031, Chris Evans’ character picks New Year’s Eve to start a revolt against the upper class. Watch on Prime Video.
18.Sex And The City
The film takes place over the course of a year, but there’s an important sequence on New Year’s Eve. Watch on HBO Max.
19.When Harry Met Sally
The New Year’s connection comes at the end of the film during a New Year’s Eve party. Watch on Prime Video.
20.Trading Places
Trading Places spans Thanksgiving to New Year’s, with the most crucial scenes taking place at an end-of-the-year party aboard a train. Watch on Prime Video.
