The Night Before provokes enough belly laughs to qualify as a worthwhile addition to the list of Christmas comedies worth revisiting, even if it isn't quite as consistent as the classics.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Jonathan Levine -
Producer -
Evan Goldberg , Seth Rogen , James Weaver -
Screenwriter -
Jonathan Levine , Kyle Hunter , Ariel Shaffir , Evan Goldberg -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Entertainment -
Production Co -
Point Grey -
Rating -
R (Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Language Throughout|Some Strong Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Holiday , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 20, 2015, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 16, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$43.0M -
Runtime -
1h 41m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , Dolby Digital , DTS