Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007

The perfect crime goes horribly wrong when Andy and Hank (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke) botch a robbery of their parents' jewelry store in this wrenching drama from legendary filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who was 82 when he directed the film. Albert Finney and Rosemary Harris co-star as the unsuspecting parents, while Marisa Tomei plays Gina, who cheats on her husband, Andy, with Hank.

No one was supposed to get hurt.

JBscale
83
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 57 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 26, 2007
US Box Office
$7,083,025 (#4615 of 7074)
Global Office
$24,909,088 (#2826 of 3929)
Rating
R
Restricted
A Scene of Strong Graphic Sexuality, Drug Use, Language, Nudity, Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Single Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DS 2.0
English: DD 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Image Entertainment
Released
April 15, 2008
Acquired Date
November 12, 2013
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
July 2, 2008

Actors

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei
Albert Finney
Albert Finney
Brian F. O'Byrne
Brian F. O'Byrne
Rosemary Harris
Rosemary Harris
Aleksa Palladino
Aleksa Palladino
Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon
Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan
Sarah Livingston
Sarah Livingston
Blaine Horton
Blaine Horton
Arija Bareikis
Arija Bareikis
Leonardo Cimino
Leonardo Cimino
Lee Wilkof
Lee Wilkof
Damon Gupton
Damon Gupton
Adrian Martinez
Adrian Martinez

Directors

Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet

Producers

Michael Cerenzie
Michael Cerenzie
William S. Gilmore
William S. Gilmore
Brian Linse
Brian Linse
Paul Parmar
Paul Parmar

Writers

Kelly Masterson
Kelly Masterson

Special Features

Commentaries
  • director Sidney Lumet and actors Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman
Featurettes
  • The Making of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Featuring Interviews with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei and Sidney Lumet
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 7.2.2008 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users
90
Superior
RT Fresh Certified
89%
Tomatometer
179 votes
RT Hot
72%
Popcornmeter
7,872 votes
METASCORE
86
37 votes
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
114,909 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media