In the film New Year's Eve, New York City connects the story's intersecting holiday plotlines.
New Year's Eve is a 2011 romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall. Its ensemble structure follows several characters and relationships during December 31 in New York, with the stories converging around the city's countdown and celebrations. The cast includes Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Ashton Kutcher, Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert De Niro.
The movie is part of a cycle of holiday ensemble films associated with Marshall, following Valentine's Day, which was also set in a major American city and used multiple connected stories. New Year's Eve uses iconic local settings and the pressure of a symbolic deadline to link its characters.
The title can be confused with the real-world celebration or with films that merely include a New Year's scene. Here it refers specifically to Marshall's 2011 film, whose setting is New York City.