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Critic Reviews for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead · I enjoyed it all the way through the last second. · November 17, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | · Suspense and action ... Home TopBoxOffice Tickets&Showtimes DVD&Streaming TV News What'stheTomatometer®? 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BeforetheDevilKnowsYou'reDead Photos ViewAllPhotos(30) MovieInfo Andy(PhilipSeymourHoffman),adebt-riddenbroker,needssomequickcash.Heropeshisyoungerbrother,Hank(EthanHawke),intoaschemetocommittheperfectcrime:torobtheirparents'(AlbertFinney,RosemaryHarris)jewelrystore.Theschemegoeshorriblyawry,andthefamilypatriarchtakesjusticeintohisownhands,unawarethatthecriminalsheishuntingarehisownsons. Rating: R(Language|DrugUse|Nudity|StrongGraphicSexuality|Violence) Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery&thriller OriginalLanguage: English Director: SidneyLumet Producer: MichaelCerenzie, BrianLinse, PaulParmar, WilliamS.Gilmore Writer: KellyMasterson ReleaseDate(Theaters): Oct26,2007  limited ReleaseDate(Streaming): Mar4,2008 BoxOffice(GrossUSA): $7.1M Runtime: 1h56m Distributor: ThinkFilm Cast&Crew PhilipSeymourHoffman AndyHanson EthanHawke Hank MarisaTomei Gina AlbertFinney Charles RosemaryHarris Nanette BrianF.O'Byrne Bobby AmyRyan Martha MichaelShannon Dex SidneyLumet Director KellyMasterson Screenwriter MichaelCerenzie Producer BrianLinse Producer PaulParmar Producer WilliamS.Gilmore Producer DavidBergstein ExecutiveProducer JaneBarclay ExecutiveProducer HannahLeader ExecutiveProducer BelleAvery ExecutiveProducer JeffMelnick ExecutiveProducer J.J.Hoffman ExecutiveProducer EliKlein ExecutiveProducer SamZaharis ExecutiveProducer RonFortunato Cinematographer TomSwartwout FilmEditor CarterBurwell OriginalMusic ChristopherNowak ProductionDesign WingLee ArtDirector TinaNigro CostumeDesigner ShowallCast&Crew CriticReviewsforBeforetheDevilKnowsYou'reDead AllCritics(179) |TopCritics(55) |Fresh(158) |Rotten(21) FullReview… CandiceFrederick ReelTalkOnline FullReview… BenKenigsberg TimeOut FullReview… JordanHoffman UGO FullReview… ChristopherOrr TheNewRepublic FullReview… AlonsoDuralde MSNBC FullReview… SandraHall SydneyMorningHerald FullReview… JasKeimig TheStranger(Seattle,WA) FullReview… MikeMassie GoneWithTheTwins FullReview… CarlosMarañón Cinemanía(Spain) FullReview… RichardPropes TheIndependentCritic.com FullReview… DavidLamble BayAreaReporter FullReview… MichealCompton BowlingGreenDailyNews ViewAllCriticReviews(179) AudienceReviewsforBeforetheDevilKnowsYou'reDead Dec08,2020 Messyandupsetting-ingoodways.Watchingthesetrainwreckbrothersspiralfrombadtoworse,Ihavetogive‘Devil'creditfordrawingmeinsimplytoseeifthere'sanywaythisbatshitshipcouldpossiblyrightitself(shouldIdubthistheSafdieBrotherseffect?). The"rewind"narrativeisinitiallyeffectiveinrelivingtherobberyfromdifferentperspectives,butthetechniqueprovesmoreofadistractionthefurtheralongwegetintothetrenchesofthesecharacterbonds-itsapstheimpactoutofafewdramaticrevelations. Lumet'sincidentalswansongisstillareactionarybangerofamodernnoirandcertainlyworthawatch. MarisolM SuperReviewer Sep15,2016 BeforetheDevilKnowsYou'reDeadisacrimedramadirectedbySidneyLumetandstarsPhilipSeymourHoffman,EthanHawke,andMarisaTomei.Andy(Hoffman),inastrainedmarriagewithGina(Tomei)andstrugglingfinancially,recruitshisyoungerbrother,Hank(Hawke),tocommitarobbery.Revealinganyadditionalinfowouldspoilthemovie,soI'llleaveitatthat. Thebestaspectofthismovieisitsqualityacting.PSHwasalwaysreliablewhenitcametodeliveringawell-developedcharacter,andthismovieisnoexception.MarisaTomeialsogivesastrongperformanceandhadgreatchemistrywithbothHoffmanandHawke,whowasok.Ialsoreallyenjoyedthestoryandit'stwistsandturnsalongtheway.Lumetdidagreatjobpacingthismovietokeepthingsinterestingthroughout;Ineverfeltboredwiththe2-hourruntime. TheonebignegativeIhavewiththismovieisthenon-sequentialexecution.I'mnotopposedtomoviesthataren'tpresentedinchronologicalorder,butonlywhenit'susedinaneffectivewaytorevealplotinformation.Thefirsthalfofthismovieleadinguptotheeventsoftherobberyisgreatbecausethesequencingworkswellwiththeinformationbeingpresented.It'sthesecondhalfofthemovieaftertherobberywhenthesequencingfeelsmorelikeagimmickthananeffectivetool. Overall,thisisanenjoyablecrimefilm.IfyoulikePSH,you'llreallyappreciatehisperformancehere.It'snotamasterpiece,butBeforetheDevilKnowsYou'reDeadisworthawatch. Finalgrade:B -Ben BenB SuperReviewer Nov15,2013 SidneyLumet'slastmovieasadirector,beforehediedin2011,wasthiscrimedrama...andwhatadramaitwas!Nowonderthatitwasselectedasoneof2007'stenmostinfluentialAmericanfilmsbytheAmericanFilmInstituteatthe2007AFIAwardscallingthedirector"alivingtreasure".Arealpleasuretowatch,involvingallsensesandexistingemotions.WrittenbyKellyMasterson,thefilmstarsPhilipSeymourHoffman,EthanHawke,MarisaTomei,andAlbertFinney.ThetitlecomesfromtheIrishsaying:"Mayyoubeinheavenafullhalf-hourbeforethedevilknowsyou'redead".Thebeautyofthestoryisthatunfoldsnon-linearly,repeatedlygoingbackandforthintime,withsomescenesshownfromvariouspointsofview,makingamosaicoftragiceventsandmisjudgementswherethereisnowinnerattheend!Allprotagonistsareconnectedonmanylevelsandweareslowlydiscoveringalltheseconnectionsthroughthemovie. AndyHanson(PhilipSeymourHoffman)isafinanceexecutiveatarealestatefirminNewYorkCityandisfacinganupcomingauditwhichwillrevealhugeamountsmissingfromhisemployerinsupportofhisdrughabit.HewantstoescapetoBrazil,andtoraisethenecessaryfundsforthetriphehatchesaschemeandenliststheaidofhisbrother,Hank(EthanHawke),himselfinneedofmoney.Hank,meanwhile,hasbeenhavingalong-standingaffairwithAndy'swife,Gina(MarisaTomei),whohasbeenunsatisfiedwithhermarriage. VeryintricateexplorationoffamilydysfunctioninsuchawaythatIcouldnotfindanypossiblefaultswithit,whileit'scoollycontrolledexaminationofincreasinglyinsanecriminalineptitudeistoberememberedbymany.ThegreatmasterSidneyLumetdelivered,ashislastartwork,ahypnotizingfilmforthenextgenerations,toberememberedformany,manyyearsbyitsintensity! PantaO SuperReviewer Oct12,2012 SidneyLumetisadirectorthat'snostrangertocraftingintensepiecesofwork.Infact,he'samasteratit.Justlookatafewfromhishighlyimpressivefilmographylike"12AngryMen","Fail-Safe","Network"or"Serpico".He'salsonostrangertoaheistmovie,havingmadeoneofthesub-genre'sbestin"DogDayAfternoon".In"BeforeTheDevilKnowsYou'reDead"-hislastfilmbeforehisdeath-Lumetreturnstothatsub-genreand,onceagain,deliverswithaplomb. Hank(EthanHawke)andAndy(PhilipSeymourHoffman)aretwobrotherswhosefinancialwoesarehavingadirecteffectontheirlives.Inordertosolvetheirproblems,Andyhatchesaplantorobajewellerystore.Hecallsita"momandpop"operationandit'squiteliterallythat:thestoreisownedbythebrothers'parents.Ifallgoesdownasitsupposedto,thennobodywillgethurt.Likesomanycrimesofthisnaturethough,thingscananddogowrong,draggingeveryonedownwithadevastatingturnofevents. Lumetbuildshisfilmslowlyandassuredly,revealingthecharacters'motivationsbitbybitbeforepeelingawaythelayersoftheirdownfall.Todothis,hecleverlyplayswithtimeframes;changingback,forwardandduringtherobberyitself.Thefocusisonthetwobrothers,aswellastheiremotionallystiltedfather(AlbertFinney).Ofcourse,thistypeofnarrativedeviceisnothingnew.WehaveseenitusedmanytimesbeforebutLumet'sskillisinkeepingitfreshandgripping.Insupportofhisdefthandlingofthematerial,theactorsdeliveroutstandingperformancesacrosstheboard;Tomeinailstheditzywiferoutine;Hawkeismarvellouslyhighstrungandweasel-like;Finneylendshisusualreliabilityandthere'sasmallbutwelcomeroleforathreateningMichaelShannon.Unsurprisinglythough,it'sHoffman'smovie.Hehasarealpresencehereshiftingfromsecretivetocalculatedthendeadlywithabsoluteease.ItmaybeunfairtosingleoutoneparticularactorbutthisisanotherexampleofHoffman'sincredibleabilitytocompletelyinhabitacharacter.Hisdownfallinparticular,isofpowerfulandtragicShakespeareanproportionsandhecompletelycapturestheintensityofadeeplyimmoralman. SidneyLumetwasinhis80'swhenhedirectedthis,yetitshowsavibrancythatcouldeasilybeassociatedwithamuchyoungerdirector.Withacanonoftop-qualityfilmsbehindhim,thisisasgoodandasrivetingasanythinghehasdone.Sadlyitwashislastbutwhatafilmtogoouton. MarkW SuperReviewer SeeallAudiencereviews Quotes Therearenoapprovedquotesyetforthismovie. Movie&TVguides BestHorrorMovies Top200ofalltime "RottenTomatoesIsWrong" Ournewpodcast WorstSuperheroMovies Thanks,Squad BestNetflixSeriesandShows Whattobingerightnow ViewAll TOPHEADLINES 2021’sMostAnticipatedMovies BestNetflixShowsandSeriesToBinge The100BestMoviesonNetflixRightNow TheBestTVShowsof2020 BestMoviesOfftheRadarFrom2020 150EssentialComedyMoviesToWatchNow 100BestMoviesonAmazonPrimeToWatch BestHorrorMoviesof2020Ranked ViewAll ALLCRITICS TOPCRITICS VERIFIEDAUDIENCE ALLAUDIENCE AboutTomatometer AboutAudienceScore Goback Moretrailers