MOVIE · 2015

The Night Before

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy101 min

Ethan, Isaac, and Chris are three childhood friends in New York who have spent years making Christmas Eve their annual night of debauchery, and this reunion may be the last. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Ethan, heading into one more all-night quest with Seth Rogen’s Isaac and Anthony Mackie’s Chris to track down the Nutcracka Ball, an exclusive party that has become their holiday holy grail. As the night spirals through crowded streets, drugs, and a run of increasingly chaotic detours, the film folds Christmas spectacle, friendship, and offbeat fantasy touches into its end-of-an-era setup. Lizzy Caplan, Jillian Bell, and Michael Shannon turn up along the way.