With 2022 coming to a close and 2023 just on the horizon, New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate with family and friends as well as relish in the opportunity for a fresh start. Not only is everyone looking forward to what the next year will hold, many people are looking to end the current year on a high note, leaving fond memories behind whenever looking back on the year that is 2022. Bridging the gap between the end of this year and the beginning of the next is not always easy, but the transition can be made much smoother with some perfectly timed moments.

Who doesn’t love a perfectly timed moment as we move into a brand-new year? You could watch the ball drop in Times Square or even listen to your favorite song as the clock strikes midnight. Those are both great ways to celebrate, but a perfectly timed movie moment could go a long way when it comes to seamlessly switching into a new year. Whether you’re looking to start your year off feeling hopeful and inspired, excited and ready, or bleak and gloomy, here are six movie moments to sync up with your New Year’s Eve countdown.

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6 Avengers: Infinity War — Thanos’s Snap

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Are you sick of New Year’s celebrations? Are you going into 2023 with a rough outlook and need a movie to mirror those feelings? Look no further than the only Avengers movie where the good guys actually lose, Avengers: Infinity War. If you’re looking to snap half of the world out of existence when the clock ticks over to January 1st, start the film at exactly 9:48:52 P.M. and hope that no one with you turns into dust. Not only is Thanos’s snap an iconic movie moment to ring in the new year, the film itself is one of the MCU’s best and is a great way to finish off 2022.

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5 Avengers: Endgame — Iron Man’s Snap

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Another iconic snap to perfectly move into 2023, Iron Man’s snap is a much more hopeful and victorious way to finish off the year. If you’re looking to put an end to the Mad Titan rather than joining him, boot up Avengers: Endgame at exactly 9:29:30 P.M. to watch Thanos and his army disappear along with any bad memories from 2022. Not only is the film an extremely satisfying and exciting way to finish off 2022 with the final battle that takes place, it’s a perfect way to send off the MCU’s most iconic character as the new year begins.

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4 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope — Death Star Destruction

     20th Century Fox

If you had a rough year and are looking to start off 2023 with a true bang, watching the Death Star explode right as midnight hits is a satisfying moment that can give you a new hope that this next year is going to be just fine. Turn on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope at exactly 10:02:43 P.M. to watch Luke Skywalker hit his one-in-a-million shot and see the Galactic Empire reduced to ashes, until they strike back in the next movie, of course.

3 Back to the Future — Marty Goes Back to 1985

     Universal Pictures

Want to feel like you’re time traveling into 2023? Rev up the Delorean to 88 miles per hour and watch Marty McFly go back to the future right as the new year begins by perfectly syncing up this iconic movie moment. Start Back to the Future right at 10:19:07 P.M. to see lightning strike the Hill Valley clock tower and send Marty back to 1985 in a flash.

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2 Forrest Gump — New Year’s Countdown

     Paramount Pictures

Want to count down the clock along with one of the most beloved movies of all time? Turn on Forrest Gump and go back in time to feel like you’re going back over 50 years into 1972 rather than 2023. Whether you’re excited about the upcoming year like Forrest, or don’t care for the New Year’s parties and excitement like Lieutenant Dan, start up this film at exactly 10:38:55 P.M. to watch the ball drop in real life as well as in the movie.

1 When Harry Met Sally — New Year’s Countdown

     Castle Rock Entertainment

A universally loved romantic comedy about two people that are trying to find out if a man and a woman could ever just be friends, When Harry Met Sally ends with one of the most iconic New Year’s Eve scenes in cinema. If you’re looking to either confess your love to someone as the clock strikes midnight or just looking to count the time down with a great film, start this movie up at exactly 10:30:27 P.M. and watch the sparks fly at just the right time.