Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Name: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2007-09-26
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 7.112

★ 7,1 /10 (1,763 Votes)

2007 EN 117 min

Overview

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.

Stream

Rent

Release date

26/09/2007

Votes

1,763

Popularity

5.4

No one was supposed to get hurt.

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

117 min

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$25,005,257

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Andy Hanson

Ethan Hawke

Hank Hanson

Albert Finney

Charles Hanson

Marisa Tomei

Gina Hanson

Aleksa Palladino

Chris Lasorda

Michael Shannon

Dex

Amy Ryan

Martha Hanson

Sarah Livingston

Danielle

Brían F. O'Byrne

Bobby Lasorda

Rosemary Harris

Nanette Hanson

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Blaine Horton

Justin

Arija Bareikis

Kathrine

Leonardo Cimino

William

Lee Wilkof

Jake

Damon Gupton

Doctor

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Grader

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Hotel Receptionist

Adrian Martinez

Security Guard

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Patrick G. Burns

Priest

Alice Spivak

Receptionist

Natalie Gold

Secretary

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Keith Davis

Attendant

Mateo Gómez

Doorman (as Mateo Gomez)

Chris Chalk

Officer

Sakina Jaffrey

Manager

John Knox

Desk Sergeant

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James Lally

Agent

Jordan Gelber

Agent #2

Megan Byrne

Nurse

Guy A. Fortt

Vendor

Meredith Patterson

Andy's Secretary

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Tom Zolandz

Junkie

Paul Butler

Detective

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Anita Sklar

Mourner #1

Josh Mowery

Mourner #2

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Diane Bradley

Mourner #3

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Richard Lublin

Mourner #4 (as Richard K. Lublin)

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Bob Colletti

Ambulance Driver

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Mary DeBellis

Mall Shopper (uncredited)

Alex Emanuel

Bartender (uncredited)

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Zeke Hawkins

Hospital Guest (uncredited)

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Charles Kopelson

Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

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Nicholas E. Pagani

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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The world is an evil place Charlie. Some of us make money off that and others get destroyed. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Kelly Masterson. It stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney, Rosemary Harris and Amy Ryan. Music is scored by Carter Burwell and cinematography by Ron Fortunato. Two brothers with differing financial problems plan to rob their parents' jewellery store. But when all does not go to plan and tragedy strikes, it sends them, and those close to them, into a world of fear, shame and violence...…

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The outwardly successful "Andy" (Philip Seymour Hoffman) needs to raise some cash before his business gets an IRS audit. His weaker brother "Hank" (Ethan Hawke) needs cash to settle some childcare costs with his divorced wife. The two concoct a plan to rob their parents' jewellery store to solve both of their problems whilst, they hope, harming nobody but the insurers. A staffing alteration changes all of that, though, and as it turns out, mom is no pushover so the raid goes quite spectacularly wrong leaving her and one of the robbers in the ground. "Hank" is emotionally struggling, "Andy" sti…

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