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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

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Reviews Counted:158

Fresh:138

Rotten:20

Average Rating:7.7/10

Consensus: A tense and effective thriller, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead marks a triumphant return to form for director Sidney Lumet.

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Rated: R [See Full Rating] for a scene of strong graphics sexuality, nudity, violence, drug use and language

Runtime: 1 hr. 56 min.

Genre: Drama, Mystery & Suspense

Theatrical Release: Nov 2, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $7.0M

Synopsis: When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelery store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them,... When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelery store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife hurtling towards a shattering climax. [More]

Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney

Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney, Michael Shannon, Brian F. O'Byrne, Amy Ryan, Rosemary Harris, Aleksa Palladino, Leo Cimino, Arija Bareikis, Lee Wilkof, Sarah Livingston Evans, Blaine Horton, Damon Gupton, Adrian Martinez, Patrick G. Burns, Alice Spivak, Natalie Gold, Keith Davis, Mateo Gomez, Myra Lucretia-Taylor, Chris Chalk, Sakina Jaffrey, John Knox, James Lally, Jordan Gelber, Megan Byrne, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Guy A. Fortt, Meredith Patterson, Tom Zolandz, Paul Butler, Anita Sklar, Josh Mowery, Diane Bradley, Richard K. Lublin, Bob Coletti

Director: Sidney Lumet

Director: Sidney Lumet
Screenwriter: Kelly Masterson
Producer: Belle Avery , Jane Barclay , David Bergstein
Studio: ThinkFilm

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Ferociously pleasurable

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
Aug 27, 2009
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

Suspense and action would be enough to seal this film, but the feeling of dread, that under different circumstances this could be us, makes this a heist picture for the ages.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
Aug 14, 2009
Jordan Hoffman
Jordan Hoffman
UGO

Lumet proves he's still a master storyteller, and Philip Seymour Hoffman is fantastic.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
Aug 14, 2009
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
Apr 23, 2009
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix
N/R

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Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
Feb 27, 2009
Chris Bumbray
Chris Bumbray
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

Lumet's latest film, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is an unpleasant film with unpleasant characters. It would be easy to dismiss, if it weren't directed by maestro Sidney Lumet. But the movie is labored and repetitive.

Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly | comment Comment
Feb 2, 2009
Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin
Fayetteville Free Weekly

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Oct 18, 2008
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
N/R

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Oct 18, 2008
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
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Oct 18, 2008
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs
N/R

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
Oct 18, 2008
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Si William Shakespeare viviera y fuera guionista, el resultado podría ser algo bastante parecido a esto.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
Oct 12, 2008
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

The movie's title comes from the Irish toast, 'May you be in Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead.' Unfortunately, everyone in the film is running about 35 minutes late.

Full Review Source: New Republic | comment Comment
Sep 18, 2008
Christopher Orr
Christopher Orr
New Republic
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this somber reflection on crime is as much a breath of fresh air as any premier feature at a film festival.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
Jul 30, 2008
Sean Gandert
Sean Gandert
Paste Magazine

Traz o peso de tragédia grega que Woody Allen buscou com sucesso apenas moderado em O Sonho de Cassandra.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
Jun 8, 2008
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Director Sidney Lumet digs deep into the tawdry souls, peeling back the layers of arrogance and anger and self-delusion until all that's left is fury and fear and hate.

Full Review Source: MSN.com | comment Comment
May 3, 2008
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
MSN.com

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead won't do much for anyone's feelings about human nature, but it will definitely restore your faith in gritty crime movies.

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment Comment
May 1, 2008
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC

This would be a vigorous film for a man of any age, but it's a special treat from our favorite octogenarian.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
Apr 21, 2008
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Marisa's bored and frustrated sexpot trophy wife is pretty much kept around in the movie just for occasional guy sexual satisfaction, in Sid Lumet's human cesspool of murky madness.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
Apr 19, 2008
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

This masterfully-crafted, multi-layered murder mystery proves that the legendary Sidney Lumet hasn't lost his edge, despite being well into his eighties.

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Apr 13, 2008
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze
N/R

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Mar 21, 2008
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