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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Film SynopsisWhen two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelery store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife hurtling towards a shattering climax. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
117 min.
Genres:
Drama
Mystery / Thriller
Crime
Country:
UNITED STATES
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Certification:
R
Tagline
No one was supposed to get hurt.
Plot Summary
Hoffman plays Andy Hanson, a businessman who is in desperate need of money. He convinces his brother Hank (Ethan Hawke) to rob their parents' jewelry store so they can split the money they know is in the safe. Hank, in turn, hires an acquaintance to help him in the robbery. When the heist goes off, the plan goes awry as the accomplice is killed and the mother (Rosemary Harris) is mortally wounded. Hank and Andy, along with Andy's wife Gina (Marisa Tomei) now have to deal with the repercussions of the botched crime as their father swears vengeance on the culprits.
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Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Produced by
Paul Parmar
Brian Linse
Writing credits
Kelly Masterson
Cast
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | ||
| Ethan Hawke | ||
| Albert Finney | ||
| Marisa Tomei | ||
| Rosemary Harris |
Before The Devil Tells His Story
An ingenius and well crafted melodrama starring great actors in superb character roles. Marissa Tomei does a teriffic job, and not merely while topless, but as the embattled wife of Andy, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hoffman does a great job showing the emotion and struggles of a drug addicted upper class ... read more