New Year's Eve

2011
PG-13
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

90K

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Romantic Comedy Comedy Romance

The lives of several couples and singles in New York City intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.The lives of several couples and singles in New York City intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.The lives of several couples and singles in New York City intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

90K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,377

830

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations

Trivia
Halle Berry was cast but dropped out, and she was replaced by Katherine Heigl. Berry dropped out due to a custody battle with her ex-partner. After the custody battle was resolved, Berry was re-cast in the movie, but in another role.

Goofs
The list of resolutions Ingrid first holds up to Paul is different from the one Paul reads the second time.

Quotes
Sam: Sometimes it feels like there are so many things in this world we can't control. Earthquakes, floods, reality shows... But it's important to remember the things that we can. Like forgiveness, second chances, fresh starts... Because the one thing that turns the world from the longing place to a beautiful place... is love. Love and any of its forms. Love gives us hope... Hope for the New Year. That's what New Year's Eve is to me. Hope and a great party!

Crazy credits
Bloopers and outtakes shown during the closing credits.

Alternate versions
In the French language version, Hailey rather than saying "This is not a training bra" says "I'm busty", and Kim rather than saying "And this is not "Girls Gone Wild"!" says "And you're not a stripper!", since outside North America, the franchise "Girls Gone Wild" is barely known.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.46 (2011)

Soundtracks
This Is The New Year
Written by Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino
Performed by Ian Axel
Courtesy of TinyOgre, LLC
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Tangential almost coincidental

Films like Garry Marshall's New Year's Eve are hard to talk about in terms of story because this one has so many different stories weaving in and out of the narrative. This one is like Crash many different characters weaving and out of the film and no real central story. In fact the appearance of characters from one story in another film is tangential almost coincidental.

If I had to pick a favorite of any of the stories it would be the reporter story with the reporter Hillary Swank and the man who makes it all happen Hector Elizondo. Apparently Hector is one special maintenance man who is in charge of that Times Square ball that marks the coming year the world over. You'd think we'd all be stuck in the previous year if Hector does not keep the ball in working order. Anyway it gets stuck on the way up to come down and Hector's been laid off. Swank is the one who has to send out a clarion call so New Year's Eve can reach its climax officially. But Hector has his pride and this sequence easily outranks the others.

Michelle Pheiffer has an interesting sequence when she walks out of her job with an arrogant boss and has a New Year's Eve with messenger boy Zac Efron that promises to rock their worlds. Life ends for dying cancer patient Robert DeNiro and begins for new mother Jessica Biel at midnight. Someone I think is trying to give us a subtle hint about reincarnation there.

Jon Bon Jovi gets to play a rocker like Jon Bon Jovi the central attraction of New Year's Eve the way Guy Lombardo used to be. And New Year's Eve threatens to be a bummer for Ashton Kutcher and Lea Michelle trapped in an elevator.

Gary Marshall may have tried for a grand-slam with all the stars he managed to fit into this urban panorama. But he got a double with runs scoring with New Year's Eve.