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The Night Before

The Night Before

Their past, present and future. All in one night.

20156.11h 41m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jonathan Levine
Written by Evan Goldberg, Ariel Shaffir, Kyle Hunter
Produced by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, James Weaver
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $52.4M

Top Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Ethan

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Isaac

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie

Chris

Lizzy Caplan

Lizzy Caplan

Diana

Jillian Bell

Jillian Bell

Betsy

Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling

Sarah

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Mr. Green

Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint

Mrs. Roberts

Randall Park

Randall Park

Boss

Ilana Glazer

Ilana Glazer

Rebecca Grinch

Themes & Keywords

new york cityholidaychristmas partymale friendshiphanukkahdrugschildhood friendschristmas musicchristmas

About The Night Before

The Night Before is a comedy, adventure, fantasy film released in 2015 exploring themes of new york city, holiday, christmas party, male friendship, hanukkah, drugs. Directed by Jonathan Levine, it stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie. 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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