The Twilight Saga : New Moon is a movie based on the book , New Moon , one of the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer . The Twilight Saga : New Moon , commonly referred to as New Moon , is a 2009 American romance fantasy-vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer 's 2006 novel New Moon . It is the second film in The Twilight Saga film series and is the sequel to 2008 's Twilight .