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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Overview

Genre :

Drama, Thriller

Release Date :

October 26, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Sidney Lumet

Starring :

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney, Aleksa Palladino, Adrian Martinez, Chris Chalk, Rosemary Harris, Michael Shannon

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4 of 4

“..surely one of the year's finest..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
4 of 5

“..Lumet hasn't been this energetic and perceptive since The Verdict..”
by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic.com]
3.5 of 4

“..Lumet fuses dark wit, suspense and tragedy into a time-shifting movie that vibrates with energy..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 4

“..an entertaining and thought provoking motion picture..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3.5 of 4

“..a thriller of enormous holding power, one that craftily reconfigures the elements of family melodrama into the stuff of high tragedy..”
by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Akiva Gottlieb [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
Reviewed by Rex Roberts [Film Journal International]

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