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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

★ 7.3R117 minDirector: Sidney Lumet

2007 film by Sidney Lumet

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a 2007 American crime thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet. The film was written by Kelly Masterson, and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney. The title comes from the Irish saying: "May you be in heaven a full half-hour before the devil knows you're dead". The film unfolds in a nonlinear narrative, repeatedly going back and forth in time, with some scenes shown repeatedly from differing points of view. It was the last film Lumet directed before his death in 2011.

The film appeared on 21 critics' end-of-the-year top ten lists indexed by Metacritic and was selected as one of 2007's ten best American films by the American Film Institute, at the 2007 AFI Awards.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead about?
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) — Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.
Is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.