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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007, Movie, 1h 57min

Renowned director Sidney Lumet brought five decades of cinematic mastery to bear in his final film, a riveting thriller that achieves the weight of Greek tragedy. A typically virtuosic Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as Andy, an overextended payroll executive who lures his younger brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke), into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob a suburban mom-and-pop jewelry store that appears to be the quintessential easy target. The problem is, the store owners are Andy and Hank’s real mom and pop, and when the seemingly perfect crime goes awry, the damage sends them hurtling toward a shattering clash that may obliterate their already precarious family.

"Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" — drama, crime and thriller movie produced in UK and USA and released in 2007. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.3 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 57min. "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" is not currently available to stream in India. Save it and we'll notify you when it's available! Make sure to turn on push notifications as well.

Country: United Kingdom,United States

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Reviews

Critic Helen O'Hara

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...build a three-dimensional sculpture of the crime – the robbery of a “mom and pop” jewellery store by the two sons of the mom and pop concerned.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Roger Ebert

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As for Hoffman and Hawke, so seemingly different but such intelligent actors, they pull off that miracle that makes us stop thinking of anything we know about them, and start thinking only of Andy and Hank.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Noel Murray

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...a smart caper picture with some good performances, but at times it's very smart, and Hoffman's performance in particular is one of the most natural and unexpectedly affecting...

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Marc Savlov

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...carries both the rhythms of youthful vanity – and its attendant fearlessness – and the dead-on, relentless morality of an Old Testament Hollywood hand...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Daniel S Ogalde

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...en djupdykning i mänskliga känslor och relationer.

Read full review at Moviezine

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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a tense crime thriller that follows the story of two brothers, Andy and Hank Hanson, who decide to rob their parents' jewelry store to solve their financial problems. The plan goes horribly wrong when their mother, Nanette, is killed during the robbery and the brothers' father, Charles, becomes obsessed with finding information about the crime. As the police investigation unfolds, Andy and Hank's relationship begins to fray as they turn against each other in desperation. With a talented cast including Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke, this gripping movie explores themes of family dynamics, greed, and betrayal.

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