Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007 · Movie · R · 117 min · ★ 7.1 · 88% critics
Two brothers plan a robbery of their parents’ jewelry store to solve their own financial problems, but the job goes horribly wrong. What follows fractures the family and spirals into a grim, escalating chain of consequences.
Also known as Avant que le diable ne le sache
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-09-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (1,727 votes)
About
If you like slow-burning crime dramas like A Simple Plan or Layer Cake, you may enjoy this, but Not for you if you want a light, entertaining thriller or clear, satisfying resolution.
Pros: intense performances; grim tension; strong direction | Cons: bleak tone; rushed feel; uneven structure
Themes
- daughter
- career
- sibling relationship
- office
- drug addiction
- greed
- investigation
- hold-up robbery
- father
- workplace
- woman between two men
- hospital
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Non-European Foreign Film · 2008
Cast & crew
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Andy Hanson
Ethan Hawke
as Hank Hanson
Albert Finney
as Charles Hanson
Marisa Tomei
as Gina Hanson
Aleksa Palladino
as Chris Lasorda
Michael Shannon
as Dex
Amy Ryan
as Martha Hanson
Sarah Livingston
as Danielle
Brían F. O'Byrne
as Bobby Lasorda
Rosemary Harris
as Nanette Hanson
Directed by Sidney Lumet