25th Hour

★★★★★

Turkish title: 25. Saat

“Can you change your whole life in one day?”

2002 · 2 h 15 min

Directed by Spike Lee

Drama

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Cast

Edward Norton Philip Seymour Hoffman Barry Pepper Rosario Dawson

Credits

Written by: David Benioff

Plot

A convicted drug dealer spends his last day of freedom in New York before going to prison.

Sinekatalog’s take

Spike Lee's post-9/11 New York drama follows one man's last day of freedom. Edward Norton is superb, and the mirror monologue and the final reverie give it unusual force.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (191,912 votes)
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