Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- awkward
- intimate
- new year's eve
- intimate movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The New Year's Eve reunion uses a festive group setting to intensify confrontations among friends.
Nomi's new boyfriend Finn does not fit into the group and forces its members to address unresolved issues.
Nomi, Finn, Jens, Charlotte, Kris, and Karen Margrethe collectively drive the emotional conflict.
The New Year's Eve celebration contrasts with the suppressed feelings and confrontations among the reunited friends.
Films like To New Beginnings, and why
The Celebration
ensemble social comedy-drama about friends confronting buried resentments during a celebratory gathering
Festen
emotionally candid group gathering where intimate relationships and suppressed tensions surface
Another Round
witty, uncomfortable ensemble relationship drama centered on social performance and personal disclosure
Movie Details
- Director
- Paprika Steen
- Release Date
- 2025-11-06
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (11)
Cast
- Tuva Novotny
- Anders W. Berthelsen
- Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
- Christian Tafdrup
- Lars Brygmann
- Solbjørg Højfeldt
- Daniel Andreas Ørum-Hansen
- Nikoline Rohold
Common questions
- What is To New Beginnings about?
- At a New Year's Eve reunion, a newcomer unsettles an old circle of friends, making their carefully buried tensions impossible to ignore.
- What is To New Beginnings like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of To New Beginnings as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is To New Beginnings violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in To New Beginnings.
- Which films are like To New Beginnings?
- Films with a similar feel include The Celebration, Festen, and Another Round.
- How long is To New Beginnings?
- To New Beginnings runs 95 minutes.
