It’s the end of the year, it’s cold outside and I don’t know about you but I’m planning to stay indoors and check out a good movie or two. Here are five favorites that either involve or include a memorable moment during New Year’s Eve. If you have any others, sound off in the comments below!

Boogie Nights (1997)

This flick is full of so many wonderful characters with criss-crossing arcs, but none of them made a bolder exit than Little Bill (William H. Macy). Thanks to the ongoing frustration of a shamelessly unfaithful wife, the sad existence of the lowly assistant director comes to an end when he quietly snaps during a 1980 New Year’s Eve party. In one uninterrupted moment, Little Bill searches the party for his wife, finds her in bed with another man, walks out to his car, pulls a revolver from the glove compartment, loads it, comes back inside, shoots the two of them and leaves his last bit of business for the moment the partygoers count down to zero.

Strange Days (1995)

In the days and months before the year 2000—the age of the Y2K bug and the underlying irrational fear of the end of a century—Strange Days gave us a version of it all where, through technology, we could virtually live out the experiences of others no matter how candid or prurient or most of all, incriminating. When smarmy SQUID peddler Lenny (Ralph Fiennes) ties the murder of a prostitute to the killing of a high-profile, radical hip hop artist, the stage is set for serious fireworks. And with Los Angeles still a hotbed of hostility from the real-life 1992 riots, the film went for broke with its sci-fi/conspiracy plot, making for a heavy-handed but still entertaining climax as the city celebrated the arrival of “2K”.

Four Rooms (1995)

It was a nice thought at the time. Even though there’s plenty of filmmaking talent on board (the likes of Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino), Four Rooms is no shining moment in cinema history. BUT, it does take place on New Year’s Eve, features a rollercoaster performance by Tim Roth as he bounds from one story to the next, and if nothing else, warns against the dangers of wagering body parts against Tarantino’s dubious wit.

The Godfather Part II (1974)

The kiss of death…it was a moment of anger, sorrow and vengeance all at once. After a failed hit on him and his family, Michael (Al Pacino) starts to unravel who was behind it all and discovers that his own brother, Fredo (John Cazale), was responsible for setting it all in motion. At a New Year’s Eve party in Havana, Cuba, Michael finally acknowledges this ultimate betrayal, and with four words (“You broke my heart.”) we learn that Michael—who reluctantly took over the role of his father as the Godfather—is no longer the gentle soul he once was nor a man to be messed with.

Trading Places (1983)

Just so you don’t think only tragedy or misfortune occur on the night we all ring in the new year, here’s a great moment from Trading Places. Near the end of the movie, Ray (Eddie Murphy), Louis (Dan Akroyd), Ophelia (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Coleman (Denholm Elliott) join forces and disguise themselves as guests of a New Year’s Eve party in order to switch a briefcase full of documents with bad guy Beeks (Paul Gleeson). Let’s just say the night doesn’t end well for Beeks, but Ray and the gang go on to take down the rich old farts that turned their lives upside down and end up living the good life.