Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Philip Seymour HoffmanAndy Hanson
- Ethan HawkeHank Hanson
- Albert FinneyCharles Hanson
- Marisa TomeiGina Hanson
- Aleksa PalladinoChris Lasorda
- Michael ShannonDex
- Amy RyanMartha Hanson
- Sarah LivingstonDanielle
- Brían F. O'ByrneBobby Lasorda
- Rosemary HarrisNanette Hanson
Recommendations
- 100
New York Magazine (Vulture)
His [Sidney Lumet] touch in Before the Devil is so sure, so perfectly weighted, that it’s hard to imagine him capable of making a bad movie. The thing is just enthralling. - 100
The New Yorker
Furious and entertaining little morality play. - 100
Village Voice
The movie grabs hold and runs you through the wringer. - 100
Entertainment Weekly
Mesmerizing. - 100
Christian Science Monitor
One of the great American films of the past decade, and the crowning masterpiece of Lumet's long career. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
Pungently atmospheric, brilliantly textured and featuring superb performances from every performer in parts big and small. - 90
Variety
The wrenching tale has something for anyone who likes their melodrama spiked with palpable tension and genuine suspense. - 88
Rolling Stone
A dynamite film that ranks with the year's best.
