Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Reviews Counted: 167
Fresh: 147 | Rotten: 20
A tense and effective thriller, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead marks a triumphant return to form for director Sidney Lumet.
Average Rating: 8.1/10
Critic Reviews: 43
Fresh: 40 | Rotten: 3
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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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, and Marisa Tomei star in director Sidney Lumet's thriller concerning two brothers who hatch a plan to rob their parent's jewelry store. When the job goes awry, the entire family is set on a collision course with tragedy. Andy (Hoffman) is an overextended broker in desperate need of some cash. His brother, Hank (Hawke), isn't much better off, so when Andy hatches a plan to rob their parent's modest jewelry store, it seems like a foolproof way to
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Cast
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Andy Hanson -
Ethan Hawke
Hank Hanson -
Marisa Tomei
Gina Hanson -
Albert Finney
Charles Hanson -
Michael Shannon
Dex -
Brian F. O'Byrne
Bobby -
Amy Ryan
Martha -
Rosemary Harris
Nanette Hanson -
Aleksa Palladino
Chris -
Leo Cimino
William -
Arija Bareikis
Katherine -
Lee Wilkof
Jake -
Sarah Livingston Evans
Danielle -
Blaine Horton
Justin -
Damon Gupton
Doctor -
Adrian Martinez
Security Guard -
Patrick G. Burns
Priest -
Alice Spivak
Receptionist -
Natalie Gold
Secretary -
Keith Davis
Attendant -
Mateo Gomez
Doorman -
Myra Lucretia-Taylor
Grader -
Chris Chalk
Officer -
Sakina Jaffrey
Manager -
John Knox
Desk Sergeant -
James Lally
Agent -
Jordan Gelber
Agent 2 -
Megan Byrne
Nurce -
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Hospital Receptionist -
Guy A. Fortt
Vendor -
Meredith Patterson
Andy's Secretary -
Tom Zolandz
Junkie -
Paul Butler
Detective -
Anita Sklar
Mourner -
Josh Mowery
Mourner -
Diane Bradley
Mourner -
Richard K. Lublin
Mourner -
Bob Coletti
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All Critics (168) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (149) | Rotten (23) | DVD (17)
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.
Top CriticSuperior fare, packed with insight and suspense.
As the Shadow used to say, the weed of crime bears bitter fruit, and Lumet has made a delicious pie out of it.
You feel Before the Devil Knows You're Dead more than you watch it. And the feeling is far from warm and fuzzy.
At a time when family movies are usurped by fantasies of sentimental feelgood, Lumet's latest -- the mangled-heist melodrama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead -- delivers a swift kick straight to the jewels.
The problem is not that the director is working but that his latest film is working too hard. Way too hard â" this thing is melodrama running a marathon.
( ... ) so perversely fun that a few false notes-a pushy score and certain moments that veer toward a cheaper kind of melodrama-don't nag as much as they might have.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is an immensely disturbing and tragic morality tale, which focuses on the consequences and repercussions of a sinister act driven by greed.
Ferociously pleasurable
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.
Lumet proves he's still a master storyteller, and Philip Seymour Hoffman is fantastic.
No matter how irredeemable and pathetic the behavior of their characters might be, Hoffman and Hawke evoke a squirming recognition and empathy.
Lumet is still one of the best directors in the business.
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.
Sometimes it feels like too much, but then again, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is an exercise in piling it on, with each plot twist all but guaranteeing the absolute damnation of its struggling characters,
My biggest problem with this movie is that underneath all the style and film tricks, I really didn't like or care what happened to any of these characters.
This is one of the most gut-wrenching thrillers in recent memory, and it features a real sucker-punch ending.
Si William Shakespeare viviera y fuera guionista, el resultado podría ser algo bastante parecido a esto.
this somber reflection on crime is as much a breath of fresh air as any premier feature at a film festival.
What a quirky pair of brothers do Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke make.
Mature heist film full of violence, explicit sex.
Traz o peso de tragédia grega que Woody Allen buscou com sucesso apenas moderado em O Sonho de Cassandra.
Audience Reviews for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
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- Andy Hanson: You sure I'm your son!
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- Hank Hanson: You're a prick.
- Andy Hanson: I always was.
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- Dex: You don't look happy. Mind if I call you "Groucho"?
- Andy Hanson: No, I don't mind.
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- Tödliche Entscheidung - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (DE)
- Before the Devil Knows Your Dead (UK)
