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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

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User Rating: 7.5/10 (16,872 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writer (WGA):
Kelly Masterson (written by)
Release Date:
26 September 2007 (France) more view trailer
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
No one was supposed to get hurt. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
6 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
'No Country for Old Men' Tops With Critics' Awards (From IMDb News. 10 December 2007)
Penn Rules at Gotham Awards (From WENN. 29 November 2007)
User Comments:
More than the sum of its parts more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Andy

Ethan Hawke ... Hank

Albert Finney ... Charles

Marisa Tomei ... Gina

Aleksa Palladino ... Chris

Michael Shannon ... Dex
Amy Ryan ... Martha

Sarah Livingston ... Danielle
Brian F. O'Byrne ... Bobby (as Brían F. O'Byrne)

Rosemary Harris ... Nanette

Blaine Horton ... Justin
Arija Bareikis ... Katherine
Leonardo Cimino ... William

Lee Wilkof ... Jake

Damon Gupton ... Doctor
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for a scene of strong graphic sexuality, nudity, violence, drug use and language.
Runtime:
117 min | Canada:123 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
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Company:
Linsefilm more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Title taken from the Irish toast: "May you have food and raiment, a soft pillow for your head; may you be 40 years in heaven, before the devil knows you're dead." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Hank is wrestling Justin for the gun, he has Justin pinned to the ground with his body and their hands fight for the gun. When Andy rushes over to help, only two second later, he is shown pulling Justin off of Hank. more
Quotes:
Andrew 'Andy' Hanson: The thing about real estate accounting is that you can, you can, add down the page or across the page and everything works out. Everyday, everything adds up. The, the total is always the sum of its parts. It's, uh, clean. It's clear. Neat, absolute. But my life, it, uh, it doesn't add up. It, uh... Nothing connects to anything else. It's, uh... I'm not, I'm not the sum of my parts. All my parts don't add up to one... to one me, I guess.
Justin: Get a shrink or a wife.
Andrew 'Andy' Hanson: Uh, I got a wife.
Justin: Get a shrink.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-10-27)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
The Pride more

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What Song Is Played In The Trailer?
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12 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
More than the sum of its parts, 14 April 2008
9/10
Author: richard_sleboe from Germany

Says Andy: "Nobody gets hurt, everybody wins." Before he says it, we know the opposite is true: Everybody gets hurt, nobody wins. This is a new strand in American movies, or perhaps an old strand brought back at long last. Think "Eastern Promises", "There Will Be Blood", "No Country for Old Men". These movies are dark, serious, extremely well made, and don't care about happy endings. I love them. "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" fits the general description, but creates an atmosphere all its own. Kelly Masterson's debut script is as close as a Hollywood movie will ever get to a Greek tragedy. Paying tribute to fellow veteran director Stanley Donen, Sidney Lumet expertly and soberly turns the sombre story into an outstanding, old school character drama. The opening shots, although of an obese accountant doggy-styling his trophy wife, have the look and feel of a Dutch master's painting. By contrast, the drug dealer's condo looks more like a string of Mondrians. Great performances all around. Only Albert Finney's character Charles feels a little over-acted, eyes wide and mouth agape almost all the time. But then he is in trouble deep, deeper than any of the troubles most of us will ever know. For compensation, Marisa Tomei is super hot. But of course you don't need me to tell you that. Why her character Gina would want to be with a guy like Andy, we're never told, but that's okay. Action is character, after all. The unique and magic touch of Carter Burwell's music makes this fine movie a masterpiece. Don't miss it.

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