New Year's Eve and Christmas are just around the corner, but is there a simpler way to create New Year's mood than to watch New Year's films? In our opinion, it is not, therefore we have prepared a special selection for you - a list of the 20 best foreign and domestic New Year films (with a Christmas movie in addition).
So, meet: TOP-20 of the most soulful New Year films according to the version of the site - to create the right mood for the winter holidays:
20. This wonderful life
George Bailey is extremely depressed by the problems that have fallen on him. His youthful dreams never came true, and the need to support his family led to the debt of a local banker. Looking back at his life, he feels only disappointment, and therefore decides to commit suicide.
A guardian angel is sent from heaven to help a desperate man, who must dissuade George from making this terrible mistake. Therefore, the angel shows him how bad the town would be without his good deeds.
19. Wizards
Intrigue, intrigue ... It turns out that nothing human is alien to the wizards, the staff of the consignant NUINU, despite the New Year's Eve.
There is a lot of work at the institute: on December 31 there should be a presentation of a completely new product - a magic wand, and the director of the institute hopes to receive a patent.
But the assistant director, distressed by the employee's refusals, as befits an evil genius, decides to arrange a universal meanness. Only he did not take into account that in a world where there is a self-dressing tablecloth and an invisible cap, the strongest spells can be destroyed with a kiss ...
18. Family Man 
What would you choose: to be a rich bachelor who heads a well-known investment company, live in a magnificent apartment and ride a Ferrari? Or sell tires, shop at the supermarket, live in a modest house in the suburbs, but be a happy family man? On Christmas Eve, fate presents Jack Campbell with a rare chance to live his life differently. Now he is not a millionaire, but the father of two children and Kate's husband, whom he left for a career.
17. Christmas present
Unbelievably busy at work, Howard Langston constantly misses family activities. But Christmas is coming, which means it's time for father to remember about his son. The most desirable gift for little Jamie is Turbomen - a toy superhero, which he had long dreamed of.
However, the father remembers his promise only on the last day, when there is bustle and chaos in the stores.
To get his son a toy, he is ready to go even on a petty crime.
16. Christmas trees 2
A whole year has passed, and for this time in the life of the main characters of the first part of "Ylok" a lot has changed, and they almost do not remember last year's adventures. However, fate prepared them a surprise this time.
Julia Snegireva suddenly gets a letter in her hands, giving her a long-lost hope of meeting her love again, which she has not seen for 40 years. A young girl named Alyona has to put up with her father's protest about her marriage to a Caucasian. And the aircraft crew will have to deal with nerves at all, looking for an emergency landing site.
15. Polar Express
All children believe in Santa Claus, who gives them the most desired gifts for Christmas. However, one boy has lost his faith in Santa and wants to get at least some evidence of his existence.
Right on the eve of the holiday, the Polar Express stops at his house - a magical train heading for the North Pole. Now the boy can personally meet Santa Claus and return faith in miracles and magic.
14. Christmas story
Old Man Scrooge is a rare meanie who hates holidays and despises friendship, love and family ties. He cares only about how to save more money, and the needs of the poor, among whom his subordinates, are completely indifferent to him.
But one day everything changes. In just one night Scrooge are three ghosts to show his life from the side. Events from his past, a dreary present existence and a frightening future should bring the old man to the senses. He gets a rare opportunity to look at his life in a new way and change for the better.
13. New Christmas Tale
Frank Cross is a well-known telemagnate, a cold-blooded businessman and just a callous person who is indifferent to Christmas. He has been living for a long time, forgetting about morality and honor, and only interested in channel ratings and an increase in equity. Simply put, Frank is such a person who can easily spoil a holiday for others, for example, by dismissing one of the employees.
But on this magical night, the men will be engaged in the "re-education" of three beings, hoping to break the ice in Frank's heart and show him what is really important in life.
12. "Old" New Year
Eight amazing stories add up to a fancy pattern on New Year's Eve. The main characters of the picture are New Yorkers experiencing various problems during this wonderful time of the year.
For example, an old man dying of cancer wants to go to the celebration once more, and the mother cannot get along with his teenage daughter who does not want to celebrate the New Year with her. The guy hating this holiday is stuck in an elevator with a charming singer, and the desperate secretary decides to take up all the promises made to himself.
11. Christmas Holidays
No one is able to celebrate Christmas the way Clark Griswold does. This year, he had the obsession to observe all the traditions and celebrate the perfect Christmas - to gather the whole family, cut down a big Christmas tree and decorate the house with thousands of lights.
But, as often happens with Clark, things are not going according to his plan. He is deprived of the expected and such necessary Christmas bonus, and his tension reaches its highest point - it turns into a real natural disaster.
The situation in the house is heating up even more when numerous relatives come to the Griswolds. Yes, they will not forget this Christmas soon!
10. Keeper of time
Orphan Hugo lives with his uncle at the Paris station. Life seems to the boy gray and gloomy, because the people around are as unhappy as he, the caretaker, every now and then wants to catch him, and the only relative is always in a drinking bout.
Everything miraculously changes when Hugo finds the key - the only detail that was missing for his robot. Taking up his repair, the boy hopes that the mechanical robot will lead him to unravel the many secrets of his late father.
He will go on a journey that will change the people around him and lead Hugo to a place that he can call home.
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9. Survive Christmas
Drew Latham is a young, successful businessman who has left his girlfriend on the eve of the holidays. In this regard, he is faced with the problem of loneliness - he has no one to celebrate Christmas.
He recalls his childhood, and decides to go to his home, and even the fact that other people already live there does not embarrass him. Drew offers the family a solid reward for staying with them during the holidays.
In addition, they must pretend that he is their son. However, Drew did not realize that Christmas in the Valko family is celebrated quite differently.
8. Hello family!
The members of the Stone family have never been distinguished by mutual understanding and tact, and on the eve of this Christmas the situation between them will become even more heated! The fact is that Everett, the eldest and beloved son, decided to come for the holidays with his bride Meredith and introduce her to the others.
A woman is waiting for a serious test of strength, because the relatives of her new husband can not be called a gift. An eccentric family skillfully shows Meredith his attitude towards their marriage. In desperation, she calls for help her sister Julie.
7. What else men talk about
Moscow, December 31. Lesha, Camille and Glory, instead of preparing for the holiday at home, surrounded by families, are forced to go to the aid of his longtime friend Sasha.
He managed to come into conflict with the spouse of a security worker, and now he is afraid to leave his office.
Four friends, not particularly regretting their inability to spend time with their wives, lock themselves in an advertising agency and devote time to conversations on everlasting men's topics.
6. Elf
Many years ago, a little boy managed to hide in a bag of Santa Claus and get to the North Pole. Thus, he became the adopted son of one of the elves and received the name of Buddy.
Years pass, and Buddy is very difficult to establish himself in the world of elves, and the reason is that his large size contrasts sharply with tiny elves. Therefore, he decides to go in search of his real father in New York. However, he turns out to be too enthusiastic about his business and his own capital.
5. Keepers of dreams
A serious threat hung over the world - a brilliant idea came to the villain Kromeshnik - to replace children's dreams with their nightmares. But, for the happiness of the kids, there is a fantastic organization in the world that boldly took upon itself the solution of the problem.
Before the start of hostilities, a new hero, Ice Jack, should join the team. He is a good guy, but he does not at all strive for the heroic role of a keeper, because he does not know who he was before, before he gained magic power, and what is his present purpose ...
4. Four Christmas
Every Christmas Eve, Brad and Kate start with lies, they really do not want to spend the holiday (as well as the other days of the year) in the circle of their relatives.
But now, after three years of such self-satisfied relationships, a confluence of circumstances forces them to change their habits. This time, the couple will be visited by a courtesy visit to four houses - after all, their parents are divorced.
Will the loving couple, who opened each other on this day from the new side, be able to take anything out of the trip apart from disappointment?
3. Alone at home
Nine-year-old Kevin knows firsthand about the eternal problems of children - the elimination of older brothers or sisters, misunderstanding on the part of parents, children's fears.
Therefore, when the family goes to France for the Christmas holidays, forgetting about Kevin, the boy does not get upset. The one whom those around considered to be a stupid and capricious child demonstrates the wonders of independence and ingenuity, having managed not only to enjoy solitude from the heart, but also to protect the house from two very determined thieves.
2. Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!
A light, ironically-funny story about how the annual pre-Christmas “bathhouse” tradition of four friends radically changed the life of one of them. Moving from Moscow to Leningrad, and not noticing this, Zhenya returns home by taxi.
The old Soviet habit of giving the same name to the streets in different cities played a cruel joke with him. Opening the door to the apartment, a good-natured and soft-bodied traumatologist does not even suspect that he will have to go through the coming New Year's Eve ...
1. Real love
An amazing winter fairy tale, easily intertwining the ten stories that happened on the eve of Christmas.
Heroes living at different levels of reality brings together something in common. They fill the film with their experiences, hopes and emotions. They have to learn to risk, forgive and overcome themselves in seemingly hopeless situations.
Their stories are shuffled and gradually put into a single puzzle, and the real thing on earth is filled with love.
