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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Turkish title: Şeytan Duymadan Önce

“No one was supposed to get hurt.”

2007 · 1 h 57 min
Directed by Sidney Lumet
CrimeDramaThriller

Cast

Philip Seymour Hoffman Ethan Hawke Albert Finney

Credits

Written by: Kelly Masterson

Plot

Two brothers rob their parents' jewellery store.

Sinekatalog’s take

Sidney Lumet's late-career crime drama jumps through time as a simple robbery spirals into tragedy. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke are excellent, and the film's bleakness is gripping.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (124,369 votes)
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