Synopsis
In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.
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Cast
- Joseph Gordon-LevittEthan
- Seth RogenIsaac
- Anthony MackieChris
- Lizzy CaplanDiana
- Jillian BellBetsy
- Mindy KalingSarah
- Michael ShannonMr. Green
- Lorraine ToussaintMrs. Roberts
- Randall ParkBoss
- Ilana GlazerRebecca Grinch
Recommendations
- 83
Hitfix
It may be overstuffed the point of bursting, but there's much to like here. - 75
The Playlist
Always energetic like the wild whoop of a bachelor party, the lights burn brightest when The Night Before indulges in big goofs and kooky tangents. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
It offers more than enough laughs to justify taking time out from TV marathons of A Christmas Story, and maybe enough, at least for younger audiences, to become a pinch-hitter each year when established classics like Elf grow too familiar. - 70
Variety
Rogen’s zonked-to-insanity performance is the lifeblood of The Night Before, giving it the sort of joyous, madcap energy that comes from letting loose with one’s closest comrades, even to the point of potential oblivion. - 63
Movie Nation
If the spirit of the season is making you sick to your stomach, The Night Before, scruffy and uneven as it is, might be the perfect purge. - 60
The Guardian
Surprisingly, for a movie this ephemeral, the closing sequences, which consist of flashbacks and confrontations, are actually quite touching. - 60
Time Out
Jonathan Levine’s night of debauchery and hugs hits a sweet spot of inoffensive offensiveness. - 50
TheWrap
It’s as if the makers of The Night Before have it in them to make a touching and funny movie but instead throw that chance away by not taking what they’re doing seriously enough.
