What to watch for the New Year: TOP-10 best films for a festive mood

New Year is always a fairy tale, fulfillment of desires, fun and laughter. And the magnanimous and kind Grandfather Frost or his brother Santa Claus rules it. And, of course, in anticipation of a magical triumph, it is necessary that the mood was at the highest level. To do this, simply select and take a look at the adored New Year's story on TV.

"Gentlemen of Fortune" - a film for watching the whole family for the New Year holidays

• Year: 1971
• Genre: Drama, Comedy, Family, Our Cinema, Detectives
• Country: USSR
• Cast: Georgy Vitsin, Evgeny Leonov, Natalya Fateeva, Savely Kramarov, Anatoly Papanov Erast Garin, Oleg Vidov, Nikolai Olyalin, Radner Muratov, Pavel Springfeld, Lyubov Sokolova

In Central Asia, three intruders steal the golden helmet of Alexander the Great from the excavation site of an archaeological expedition. The head of the expedition, the scientist Maltsev, alleges a crime in the internal affairs bodies, and afterwards in the capital he accidentally meets a person who, like two drops of water, looks like the leader of the villains - the insidious bandit nicknamed "Associate Professor". The "double" is identified by the former rear guard, and in our time - by the manager of the kindergarten, Evgeny Ivanovich Troshkin. After prolonged persuasion by the police and the requests of the scientist Maltsev, the hero agrees to provide himself for the "Associate Professor" in order to join the criminal group and find the disappeared helmet.

“The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!” - the most popular New Year’s film

• Year: 1975
• Genre: Romance, Family, Comedy, Adventure
• Country: USSR
• Cast: Barbara Brylska, Andrey Myagkov, Yuri Yakovlev, Alexander Belyavsky, Olga Naumenko, Nikolai Pogodin, Alexander Shirvindt, Valentina Talizina, Lyubov Sokolova, George Burkov, Eldar Ryazanov, Gottlieb Roninson, Liya Akhedzhakova, Alexander Postnikov

On the eve of the New Year, Eugene, according to the established tradition, goes with three friends (Pavlik, Sashka and Mishka) to the bathhouse. The comrades thoroughly drank in the steam room. Before leaving, the comrades leave for the airport, from where one of them is obliged to fly to Leningrad. Meanwhile, when it is time to board the plane, the intoxicated Sasha and Mishka are sent to land instead of Pavlik Zhenya. Awakened already in Leningrad and not seeing the difference, the hopped Eugene takes a taxi and calls the driver his own capital address. As it turned out, in Leningrad there is also a street with a similar name and at this address there is exactly the same typical house as in Moscow. Consequently, the unsuspecting Evgeny rises to the apartment, which he considers his own, opens a typical lock with his own key to the capital's apartment, which, according to an incomprehensible coincidence of events, approaches a strange door. And events begin that fundamentally change the lives of the main characters.

"Ivan Vasilyevich Changes the Profession" - the most often shown film for the New Year

• Year: 1973
• Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
• Country: USSR
• Cast: Yuri Yakovlev, Natalya Krachkovskaya, Alexander Demyanenko, Leonid Kuravlev, Savely Kramarov

Young scientist Alexander Sergeyevich is conducting an experiment with the latest invention in his apartment. A little more, and his time machine will work as necessary, but for now a new attempt to launch leads to a blackout of a multi-storey building. As the rebellious residents decide what to do with the troubled neighbor, amazing things begin to happen in his living space: the wall opens the entrance to the distant past - right in the time of Ivan the Terrible.Shurik's neighbor, together with the apartment robber Georges Miloslavsky, is drawn into the settlement of the foreign policy problems of ancient Russia.

"Fir-trees 3" - a New Year's comedy with an interesting plot

• Year: 2013
• Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
• Country Russia
• Cast: Sergey Svetlakov, Ivan Urgant, Valentin Gaft, Gosha Kutsenko, Tatyana Dogileva, Peter Fedorov, Konstantin Khabensky, Anna Chipovskaya, Maria Shukshina, Anton Bogdanov

"Fir-trees 3" - continuation of the famous New Year movie almanac. Unlike the second part, here again a concept unifying novels arises, which this time is called the “boomerang of goodness”. Allowing her daughter to buy 2 dogs, Lena Kravchuk involuntarily tears apart a shaggy couple, which is why the girl Nastya is very worried. And Eugene and Boris again find themselves in trouble, when they accidentally enter the wrong minibus that takes them to a mental hospital.

"Wizards" - a film that will give New Year's emotions

• Year: 1982
• Genre: Fantasy
• Country: USSR
• Cast: Alexander Abdulov, Alexander Yakovleva, Valentin Gaft, Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Valery Zolotukhin, Semyon Farada, Mikhail Svetin, Emanuel Vitorgan, Roman Filippov, Anna Ashimova.

The fabulous beauty Alyonushka Sanina is only able to envy herself. She works in a fascinating place, the Institute of Magic NUINU, and prepares for the latest happiness in the coming New Year. She expects a marriage with the adored and loving groom Ivan. But she does not even notice the negative feelings of her senior employee with a speaking surname Sataneyev. A hot-tempered colleague speaks to Alena in front of the witch-boss, who is furiously driving spring out of her heart. Now Elena is the personification of coldness and prudence. She forgot about the romantic lover, but the highly promising Sataneev may seem to her at first glance a profitable party. Until the arrival of January 1, Ivan must cancel the spell! Absolutely everyone who is open to the magic and atmosphere of the New Year is advised to watch online the winter fairy tale “Sorcerers”.

Carnival Night is a popular New Year movie for a pleasant viewing

• Year: 1956
• Genre: Family, Comedy, Musical
• Country: USSR
• Cast: Georgy Kulikov, Yuri Belov, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Igor Ilyinsky, Sergey Filippov, Olga Vlasova, Gennady Yudin, Andrey Tutyshkin, Vladimir Zeldin, Tamara Nosova, Valentin Bryleev, Semyon Khmelnitsky, Vladimir Gusev, Elizaveta Pokrovskaya, Felix Yavorsky.

A young employee of the house of culture Elena Krylova is preparing a plan for the New Year’s performance. A celebration with exciting rooms should turn out to be joyful and unforgettable. However, the comrade Ogurtsov, appointed to the post of the managing director of the DC, has his own worldview on this subject. Will Lenochka be able to deceive the dull and limited Ogurtsov in order to organize a real holiday?

"Home Alone" - New Year's comedy for the whole family

• Year: 1990
• Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
• Country: USA
• Cast: Joe Pesci, Macaulay Culkin, John Heard, Katherine O’Hara, Roberts Blossom, Daniel Stern, Jerry Bamman, Angela Getals, Hillary Wolf, Devin Ratray

What did you forget before the trip? Of course, your oversights can not be compared with the miscalculations of McCalister with Chicago. On Christmas Day, an American family traveled to Europe. However, in confusion and gatherings, the bewildered father and mother forgot the home of one of their sons. The young schoolboy was not at all taken aback, proving to himself and others: he is a strong nut. Even when they attempted to rob their housing, the robbers needed to meet with the ingenuity and cunning of the “cute” boy.

"New Year's Wife" - Russian New Year's film to cheer you up

• Release Year: 2012
• Genre: Romance, Comedy,
• Country Russia
• Cast: Sergey Peregudov, Karina Andolenko, Alyona Yakovleva, Anna Donchenko, Alexander Arsentyev, Anton Vasilyev, Alexey Grishin.

How do families appear? Any pair has an individual way. Dasha and Maxim developed a rather unique method.Yesterday, he safely lived with his beloved woman, she sighed in anticipation of meeting with such a desirable, but, unfortunately, married man. Fate brought them closer in a crisis period of life. Having lost love, they are like fragments from two damaged mugs trying to find common faces and collect something integral - a family. The younger generation is radically changing their life plans, starting simultaneously with marriage. First they go to the registry office with a statement of union, and only then they begin to look closer. What will come of this idea?

“Twelve months” - a New Year's fairy tale for children and parents

• Year: 1973
• Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
• Country: SOVIET UNION
• Cast: Nikolai Volkov, Liana Zhvania, Marina Maltseva, Olga Viklandt, Natalya Popova, Boris Ryzhukhin, Tatyana Peltzer, Alexander Sokolov, Konstantin Adashevsky, Alexey Kozhevnikov, Leonid Kuravlev, Lev Lemke, Alexander Afanasyev, Georgy Teikh, Arkady Trusov, Andrey Bosov

In the snowy frosty winter, in the evening, on the eve of the New Year, when people are sitting at home, listening to the cod of logs in the oven, the evil stepmother sent her stepdaughter into the forest for snowdrops. Beggars girl had absolutely no choice but to fulfill this whim. For many years, the New Year's fairy tale of Samuel Marshak did not leave the stage of 10 children's theaters in our country. This is a story about how the greed of one girl and a whim of another nearly condemned a third to death - as befits in fairy tales, touching, kind and helpless. The same as the snowdrops, which this young girl still found in the New Year's forest.

"The Snow Queen" - the best fairy tale for the New Year mood

• Year: 1957
• Genre: Drama, Cartoon
• Country: SOVIET UNION
• Actors: Maria Babanova, Varvara Popova, Anna Komolova, Vladimir Gribkov, Sergey Martinson, Alexey Konsovsky, Galina Kozhakina, Yanina Zheimo, Elena Ponsova

Kai and Gerda have known each other from a very young age, and they were best friends. They spend any day together and are fond of roses growing. They were very well together. Once, when it was winter, the granny decided to tell the children a fairy tale about the lady of the cold. Kai listened very closely, and then stated that he would certainly dissolve the Evil Queen in the stove. The next morning, Kai went to ride on a sled and noticed the rich sled in which sat a very elegant woman. They raced so fast that, without thinking twice, the child decided to attach his own sled to them. The Snow Queen herself was waiting for this moment. After that, Kai disappeared, as he was in the possession of the villain. After that, she turned the little boy’s heart into a piece of ice.

Do not forget that you can add to the list of films worth watching in the New Year and other favorite films that are invariably associated with this holiday, even if its theme is not considered Christmas. The most important thing is that on the eve of a magical celebration you and your family will always have a wonderful mood!