We're winding down to the end of a year that many wish to put behind them and never speak of again. Due to the pandemic this year's New Year's Eve celebration will also be different for many, with several folks hunkered down at home. There's traditions like Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve, and tuning in at 11:59 to watch the ball drop. However, some folks may want to watch a good movie before the ball drops.
If these folks are like me, they may want to watch a film that fits into the season. Halloween and Christmas have an abundance of films from Big budget to B-movie's to get viewers in the season. Just like Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve is lacking with films set around the holiday.
You may be thinking about films like Trading Places, Ghostbusters 2, Sleepless In Seattle, Waiting to Exhale, or When Harry Met Sally which have important scenes set during New Year's Eve, but the actual plot of the film does not revolve around the holiday. When I think about movies set during NYE where the holiday is a integral part of the film, I can only think of five movies New Year's Eve, 200 Cigarettes, Four Rooms, About Time and the original Ocean's Eleven from 1960. None of these films are classics by any means, and I doubt many are flocking to watch these movies in the spirit of the holiday.
So I wonder, why isn't the holiday used more as focus point for movies? The closing of the current year into the new year, often has members of society thinking about their accomplishments or loss, mending disputes, looking ahead and starting the new year right.
All of these which are perfect tropes to support a NYE's movie. Either filmmakers believe people are worn out of holiday movies after Christmas, or just dont feel New Year's movies are worth it. Could just be me, but I would love to see more movies based on the holiday. I have to ask are there any New Year's Eve classics out there?
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