The Night Before

  • 2015


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Positive Reviews 84
Negative reviews 22
Average Rating 3.2/5
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3.5
Not many of the movies jokes linger after the credits roll, but its inclusive warmth does. Av Club
4.5
In fact, The Night Before doesnt have any villains, even of the caricatured bro comedy variety. Av Club
1.5
Its hard to root for anyone in The Night Before, although Mr Levitt manages to escape mostly unscathed. Den Of Geek
4.5
Let an evening of debauchery and hard learned lessons about male friendships begin! Den Of Geek
3.5
The Night Befores blend of wacked out whimsyand warm hearted yuletide cheer is more than enough to smooth over any narrative bumps in its R rated slei .. We Got This Covered
2.5
Motoring affably along from one comic set piece to the next and a few are very, very funny The Night Before never falls apart, but it never really com .. Austin Chronicle
1.5
Also, Isaacs super chill wife (Bell, MVP with the hardest laugh line) has handed him a smorgasbord of drugs and full leave to party like theres no tom .. Austin Chronicle
3.0
It surprises you with its sincerity.And the bugged eyed presence of Michael Shannon, as an intense but oddly gentle pot dealer, steers the movie back .. Time Out
1.5
Rogen is less winningly dorky than usual, Isaacs self consciousness and drug related freak outs quickly proving tiresome. ( Screen Daily
4.2
The Night Before is the rare holiday film for an adult audience that is both hilarious and warm. Paste Magazine
3.1
Theyre not merely joke mouthpieces like in a Happy Madison flick. Rogerebert
4.3
Its own framework as a whimsical fairytale makes it likely that this could be remembered as a new generations go to holiday film. IGN
3.0
The script was semi improvised, which often shows in the films loose, mildly chaotic tone, but it also allows the three charismatic stars to riff easi .. Telegraph
4.5
Its a character driven comedy thats as dramatically satisfying as it is hilariously funny, all while fully capturing the spirit of the season. Cinema Blend
3.0
This is the Cheech and Chong movie about Christmas in New York you always wished for. Ny Daily News
4.0
Certainly theres nothing here to upset anyone besides the most prudish audiences, as for all the drug use and bad language, THE NIGHT BEFORE is a surp .. JoBlo
3.5
Its a playful and heartfelt holiday film with plenty of laughs and likable actors in lead roles. Screen Rant
4.4
In that regard, director Jonathan Levines new comedy succeeds handily: The film is a near perfect mesh of raunch and that time of the year sincerity a .. The Globe And Mail
2.5
Night Before bumps along in hit or miss fashion before finally locating the last refuge of the gag starved comedy: celebrity cameos. Philly
1.5
The result is a mishmash that almost never earns a laugh or even a smile, but isnt particularly touching or insightful either. One Guys Opinion
2.5
Thats all sweet, a sort of one act illustration of the tension in all Rogens comedies: If his characters so relish the company of men, why not go whol .. Village Voice
3.1
Its a comic marvel of precision, wit, warmth and menace.Shannon just kills it, and he steals the movie, turning up time and again, each visit more hil .. Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
A raunchy but unfunny juvenile Christmas buddy comedy flick for the stoner crowd . Sover
3.2
Obviously, with this duo guiding the mischief (along with Ariel Shaffir and Jonathan Levine, who also directs), warm, cuddly feelings of Christmas che .. Blu Ray
2.0
Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, and Joseph Gordon Levitt star as old pals who reunite every Christmas to make the rounds of their favorite Manhattan haunt .. Chicago Reader
3.1
A handful of scenes are genuinely funny, and a few of them are really, genuinely funny. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Tis the season of the heart warming, tear jerking, yuletide jumper wearing, utterly formulaic Christmas comedy caper, and its easy to get such titles .. The Times
3.0
The Night Before stops short of being a holiday classic, but like its three charismatic stars youll enjoy the ride while it lasts. Radio Times
5.0
I laughed hard and often and even admired the honest, melancholy undertones running throughout. (Full Content Review Sex, Violence, Profanity, etc. fo .. Screen It
2.0
The Night Before pretends to be an anti Christmas Christmas film but, for all the bad behaviour of its three male leads, ends up just as gloopy and ma .. Independent
2.5
This is a picture that has possibilities, but it lacks follow through before finally giving in to its own worst impulses. The Wrap
2.5
The title referred to the heros odds of survival, but it also described the movies even split between stoner comedy and tender drama. News Day
1.0
Top marks to Jillian Bell and Michael Shannon for briefly raising the overall tone; brickbats to James Franco for bringing it right back down again. The Guardian
2.0
The film incidentally cant decide if Betsy is to be uptight or cool: the butt of the joke or in on the joke. The Guardian
3.0
Its hard to deny the breezy familiarity that comes with these just barely good enough midsized movies that Rogen (who co produced this with longtime p .. The Guardian
2.5
The Night Before wants to make you laugh and cry, but it doesnt give us enough opportunities to do enough of either. Az Central
3.0
Christmas comedies call for a certain amount of ruthlessness to offset the schmaltz, from the violent booby traps of Home Alone to the misbehaviour of .. Smh
3.5
Still, in its own druggy, dick pic way, its also a pretty endearing tribute to male friendshiphammy and crude and more baked than a fruitcake, but wit .. Ew
3.0
Levines film works better as a blackly funny character comedy than a seasonal variety show, with top billed Gordon Levitts warm persona grounding the .. Flim List
3.0
It doesnt all land, but The Night Before is largely a salty, sweet jingle ball. Empire
2.5
But mostly its a sloppy, repetitious, disjointed trail to self discovery. Susang Ranger
3.8
But theres still plenty of laughs left over for the audience, and the aggressive randomness of the script fuels some genuinely inventive comic moments .. Sf Gate
3.5
Seth Rogen bursts with inventive exuberance in this schematic but genial holiday comedy about millennials settling down. New Yorker
2.5
A genuinely hilarious dick pic exchange ushers in one of a few cute celebrity cameos, and a brief break to play the Nintendo 64 classic Goldeneye also .. Slant Magazine
3.1
But the friends agree that after one final blowout, theyll suspend the custom.And what a finale it will be. Washington Post
3.0
Various people you know from television show up to give The Night Before a sketch comedy, holiday special vibe. The writing, by a whole lot of guys, i .. The New York Times
2.5
Sometimes the humor is coal black, while other times its as broad as a modern Adam Sandler movie. The Film Stage
3.1
Levine and cinematographer Brandon Trost shoot most of it in unnerving close ups, with high keyed lighting and a bright palette but a suffocating sens .. Chicago Tribune
3.5
What it is is a rollicking Christmas comedy that circumvents sentimental goo for genuine heart. Reeling Reviews
4.2
And be honest about your feelings.If thats a little hokey, at least its not horsesh*t. Uproxx
3.5
The thing I usually hate about movies like this is how mean spirited they can be. Flickfilosopher
3.5
Levine and the cast recover in the home stretch thanks to an endgame that has more strange holiday whimsy and genuine affection than it does band sent .. Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
Mindy Kaling is wasted in a thankless cameo Its almost easier to be more sympathetic to a movie that is consistently terrible instead of one where an .. Lyles Movie Files
2.5
Its not a comedy because its not funny.Its not a romance because its not romantic. Tony Medley
4.0
It is Rogens particular gift to seem decent while puking in church. Los Angeles Times
2.8
The Night Before has enough genuinely funny bits to elevate it above just another turn of the bromantic comedy crank, but its only truly distinguishin .. Detroit News
4.0
As with so many comedies about men learning to discard their hedonistic ways in order to confidently embrace roles as husbands, fathers and grown ups, .. Variety
3.8
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity .. Hit Fix
3.8
Ads for the movie made it look as though it might make jokes at the expense of Christianity and Judaism. Aisle Seat
3.0
Across a notably consistent career, Rogen has delivered strong and lastingly laugh worthy contact highs to addled audiences everywhere. Herald Sun
1.5
Heres a film marked by its crammed referential humor, its aberrant, stiff monologues about love and the season, and its braggingly naughty mood. Consequence Of Sound
3.8
But get past those lowest common denominator gags and youll find a nicely raucous, occasionally rude, but genuinely warmhearted holiday comedy about b .. Nj
3.0
Christmas is all about spending time indulging in the things you most enjoy. Hey U Guys
3.1
One of Chriss sponsors provides a limo and Ethan comes up with the best goody of all: three tickets to the epic secret party they have always dreamed .. The Star
2.5
It nearly gets there thanks to the dynamic between its high energy cast, but its not funny enough and the pay off is too slight. Urban Cine File
2.0
The Night Before is the dumb, run of the mill humour we have come to expect from Rogen and whiles it does offer the gift of a festive adult only trip .. Cine Vue
4.0
Funny, cynical, and warm in all the right ways, this could finally be the Christmas movie for people who hate Christmas movies. Games Radar
1.3
Usually you have to wait for a sequel to a successful comedy franchise to find something so sweaty, so frantic, so lacking in ideas: As far as bro gas .. New York Post
3.5
The film delivers all the Christmas trimmings while thankfully managing to serve up enough warmth and genuine laughs to keep even the biggest movie go .. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.0
Where the film falls down is on a nuts and bolts level, in that it is just never that funny. Lw Lies
3.5
You may be surprised at how much Christmas spirit is hidden behind the dick jokes. Nz Herald
2.5
Many of the gags are passed their expiration date; comedy cliches that wouldve felt fresher two or three years ago. Screen Crush
3.0
This is the kind of movie where no amount of alcohol or class A narcotics can break our protagonists down. They just keep on rockin hard sometimes, wi .. Independent Ie
3.0
And fans of the stoner comedy genre will feel like they finally have a Christmas movie all their own. Contact Music
4.5
Another wild comedy from Rogen and friends filled with drugs, scatological humor and a surprising softness able to warm even the most anti christmas h ..
4.0
The Night Before feels unusually generous for a studio comedy, not so invested in its central bromances that it cant make room for everyone else, not .. Vanity Fair
3.8
Its all good stuff, but the best thing about The Night Before is that it doesnt break the first rule of comedy: overstaying its welcome.Its a nice, ti .. Patriot Ledger
2.5
But the movie is more interested in its characters, and how their brotherhood has been displaced and marginalized by newer ties to in laws and respons .. Straight
2.0
A smartly built, chemically enhanced Christmas story about growing up that you cant watch with the grown ups at least, not the ones who will get bothe .. Sandiego Reader
2.0
This would all be defensible if the picture was just going for bawdiness, but it badly wants to be emotionally resonant. Cinemix Tape
3.8
While The Night Before doesnt try too hard to break new ground with what one might expect from a Seth Rogen holiday comedy, it at least strives to cre .. ComingSoon
4.5
Take away the trappings of this genre and you really have a film much closer in spirit to Pineapple Express, This Is The End or last years ill fated R .. Dead Line
3.0
Thats fine as theres plenty of distractions.But theres so many of them that the very real but tepidly handled unease about getting older feels more li .. Metro New York
4.0
Sometimes a movies trailers tell you less about what a movie is than what its studio wants it to be. Flavor Wire
4.0
Few films fire off jokes as fast and furious as The Night Before without occasionally stumbling. Crave Online
2.0
His deft balancing of comedy and quiet tragedy provides the film with its central emotional throughline. No La
2.5
Stylistically, the movie attempts to ape the screeching nocturnal momentum of Scrooged but the screenplay (credited to Levine, Goldberg, Kyle Hunter a .. Movie Mezzanine
2.0
Like some of co producer Rogens other recent movies, The Night Before strives to combine slapstick tomfoolery with sober life lessons but ends up bein .. What So
4.0
It should be trite and smarmy, but The Night Before is genuinely warm hearted and REALLY F*CKING FUNNY. Lainey Gossip
3.5
The movies greatest moments are its funny ones, its just a shame that more time couldnt have been spent on emotional moments and character development .. The Mary Sue
3.0
Still, story is rarely what beckons audiences to this genre, and the over the top set pieces do deliver a solid stream of pop culture nostalgia, stone .. Concrete Play Ground
3.8
It prompts a weird but hilarious combination of drug ramblings and a sincere commitment to having a wild night, which pays off in a major way before t .. National Post
3.0
This doesnt depart too far from the familiar template of boy men obliged to morph from dyed in the wool party animals to responsible adults but it doe .. Sky
4.0
More than that, its a consistently funny film with some jokes with explosive pay offs for ridiculously long set ups. Trespass Mag
3.5
As a Christmas movie, The Night Before is a lot more like Bad Santa than it is the enduring classic Its a Wonderful Life, which may be a good thing fo .. Toronto Sun
3.0
Whatever, it was light, at times stupid, but entertaining and I was never bored. Reel Talk Online
3.1
The naughty holiday comedy is like the Christmas horror/slasher movie: Both genres touch on naughty to give nice some perspective. Sf Examiner
2.5
Though fans of Rogen and Goldbergs previous movies will be more forgiving of its flaws, even they may find that its surprisingly short on honest to go .. Blog Bullz Eye
1.0
The real thing would be a buddy comedy cross stitched with a night out in the city gone wrong comedy. Vue Weekly
3.1
The Night Before knows the Apatow formula of vulgar and sweetness could yield a seasonal staple.Whats missing in this cynically packaged picture is th .. Hollywood Into To
4.5
The Night Before doesnt shy from clichs. Quite the opposite: it embraces them, co opting classic Christmas motifs and turning them into something comp .. Mash Able
4.4
The Night Before has some standard comedy bits here and there but its great mix of holiday cheer and drug fueled comedy is enough to earn a few great .. Johnhanlon Reviews
4.0
This is one joke that has a payoff but it does push the movie into the surreal. Honey Cutts Hollywood
4.0
Surreal and slightly menacing, hes Clarence Odbody for a new generation. Richard Crouse
1.3
Self indulgent Definitely. Funny Occasionally. Worst Christmas movie ever Possibly. Seattle Times
2.5
After all, anybody can tell vulgar jokes, but it takes talent to make such material fresh. Commercial Appeal
3.0
Theres a glimmer of genuine sweetness beneath the tomfoolery in The Night Before, which occasionally casts a warm glow over characters as they learn v .. Liver Pool Echo
2.5
If you sit through The Night Before without enjoying a few dumb laughs, your heart is frozen. Seattle Weekly
3.5
Not since Bad Santa has there been a holiday comedy quite this fun and twisted. Showbiz Junkies
2.0
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3.2
Writer director Jonathan Levine has made a name for himself as a filmmaker on the verge and the edge (borrowing a pair of cliches), tiptoeing the divi .. City Beat
1.9
Then it tries to smooth over the nonsense with a Hallmark card like bromide at the finale as if to make us forget or forgive everything that happened .. Reel Bob
3.1
If you can handle the truth, or at least a little light hearted holiday humor, youll get a kick out of this movie. Daily Journal
3.1
Otherwise, the laughs come at a sporadic but acceptable rate, more frequently as the film progresses. M Live
2.5
This could have been the best part of the movie: Friends being honest and rediscovering each other as fully fledged adults. Ex Press
3.0
Some gags are huge misfires, but there are enough laughs here to keep the stoners adventures afloat. All Movie
2.8
Before all the shouts of Look! and Over there! could reach the front of the boat, the majority of the onlookers had run to the one side, making the bo .. The Monitor
3.1
Being an arrested adolescent winds up looking so much more appealing than being an adult. City Weekly
4.0
Since Rogen is in this film, you might have figured out that Night has something to do with men trying to become adults. Nashville Scene
3.0
It should go without saying, but Seth Rogen also has many of the films most outlandishly crude yet side splittingly funny moments. Flickering Myth
3.0
The Night Before isnt a bad movie by any means however, provided you are not tired of this routine. Flickering Myth
2.5
Youll rent it, watch it and be like, Thanks, Redbox, I feel satisfied with the money and time I spent on this..Its the fun equivalent of a light day a .. Trib
3.5
Although the second act flirts with all comedy and character clichs, the film gets right back on track and will surely make you feel some holiday chee .. Movies With Mae
1.9
Because its story isnt interesting enough, The Night Before parades cameos from start to finish. Deep Focus Review
4.5
It would be easy to dismiss The Night Before as dumb fun, and in many ways thats exactly what it is, but in this case thats a good thing. Digital Trends
3.5
Rogen is predictably over the top as he samples each substance, falling deeper and deeper into a delusional haze. Reading Eagle



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