Staying Up Till Midnight Won't Be a Problem With These 38 New Year's Movies

A son's innocent pursuit to find his widowed dad a new wife takes their relationship to new heights and big cities in this emotional cinematic masterpiece directed and co-written by Nora Ephron. After professing his loneliness and feelings on a talk radio show, Sam (Tom Hanks) receives a letter from a woman on the other side country named Annie (Meg Ryan). In the handwritten note, she mentions hearing him on the radio and expresses an interest in meeting him face-to-face. Overrun with emotion, Sam uses New Year's Eve to reflect on the life he and his late wife once shared before deciding whether to meet up with Annie.