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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a 2007 drama thriller starring Albert Finney. It runs 1 hour 57 minutes and earned $25 million worldwide. It earned 4 award nominations, including Best Acting Ensemble at the Critics' Choice 2008. Critics gave it 89% on Rotten Tomatoes and 86 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.3/10.
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The story
What Is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead About?
The premise of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Driven by financial desperation, two brothers devise a dangerous plan to rob their parents’ jewelry store. The heist quickly goes wrong, spiraling out of control and threatening to tear their family apart. As the situation escalates, long-simmering tensions and hidden secrets surface, forcing the brothers to face the devastating repercussions of their reckless actions and the fragility of their relationships.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- robbery
- heist gone wrong
- rear entry sex
- scantily clad female
- leg spreading
- upskirt
- female removes her clothes
- female nudity
- full female nudity
- female topless nudity
- cleavage
- female rear nudity
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- trophy wife
- nudity
- gun
- jewelry store
- death
- sibling rivalry
- wiping off fingerprints
- rio de janeiro brazil
- fade to white
- adulterous wife
- marital separation
- sexual attraction
- extramarital affair
- love triangle
- adultery
- infidelity
- unhappy marriage
- dysfunctional marriage
- mercy killing
- dysfunctional family
- botched robbery
- armed robbery
- film starts with sex
- doggystyle
- female star appears nude
- gay slur
- cartoon on tv
- jeweler
- crotchety old man
- wife leaves her husband
- irs audit
- drug addict
- new york state
- diamond merchant
- murder of mother
- murder of wife
- divorced couple
- heist crime
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Cast & crew
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Cast
Albert Finney stars in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
Ratings
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 89% on Rotten Tomatoes and 86 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.3/10.
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IMDb 7.3 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 89% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 72%
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Metacritic 86 Metascore
User score 7.5
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TMDB 71% User score
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Plot
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Plot Summary
What happens in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Andy Hanson, portrayed by [Philip Seymour Hoffman], is a finance executive on the brink of disaster, as he scrambles for cash to recover the funds he misappropriated from his company to fuel his drug addiction, especially with an audit looming near. His brother Hank, played by someone not listed in the cast information, finds himself in dire straits too, needing money to cover child support to prevent his ex-wife, played by Amy Ryan, from stripping him of access to his daughter. Desperate for a solution, Andy concocts a scheme to rob their parents’ jewelry store, a plan that Hank begrudgingly goes along with.
Full summary
The whole story of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, scene by scene
Box office
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Box Office
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead grossed $25 million worldwide. $7.1 million came from the US and Canada and $18 million (72%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$25M
- US & Canada
- $7.1M
- International
- $18M
US & Canada 28%
Rest of the world 72%
Awards
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Awards & Nominations
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead earned 4 award nominations, including Best Acting Ensemble at the Critics' Choice 2008. The 4 nominations come from 2 ceremonies.
4 nominations2 ceremonies
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Critics' Choice 2008 2 nominations- Nominated Best Acting Ensemble
- Nominated Best Director – Sidney Lumet
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Spirit Awards 2008 2 nominations- Nominated Best First Screenplay
- Nominated Best Supporting Female – Marisa Tomei
Videos
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Trailers & Videos
4 videos: 1 trailer, 1 clip, 1 featurette and 1 behind-the-scenes video.
- Clip Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (7/11) Movie CLIP - Try to Look Normal (2007) HD
- Featurette Mark Kermode reviews Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) | BFI Player
- Behind the Scenes 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' Interview
Quiz
How Well Do You Know Before the Devil Knows You're Dead?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
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- Question 5: not answered
- Question 6: not answered
- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
Who is the primary character that hatches the plan to rob their parents' jewelry store?
Cars
Cars in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
54 cars on screen, including the 2004 Chevrolet Impala and the 1995 Lincoln Town Car.
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1995 Ford Crown Victoria Minor role
Details
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Also Known As
32 alternative titles, including “Antes Que o Diabo Saiba Que Você Está Morto” and “Antes que el diablo sepa que has muerto”.
- Also known as
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- Antes Que o Diabo Saiba Que Você Está Morto
- Antes que el diablo sepa que has muerto
- 7h58 ce samedi-là (2007)
- Mielőtt az ördög rádtalál
- Перед тим як диявол дізнається що ти мертвий
- Tödliche Entscheidung - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
- Avant que le diable ne le sache
- 賊兄弟連環劫
- Преди дявола да разбере, че си мъртъв
- Tödliche Entscheidung
- Onora il padre e la madre
- Şeytan Duymadan Önce
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- 7h58 ce samedi-là
- Игры дьявола
- 在魔鬼知道你死前
- Док ђаво не сазна да си мртав
- Než ďábel zjistí, že seš mrtvej
- לפני שהשטן ידע
- Πριν ο διάβολος καταλάβει ότι πέθανες
- Nim diabeł dowie się, że nie żyjesz
- Ігри диявола
- Înainte ca diavolul să afle că ai murit
- 악마가 너의 죽음을 알기 전에
- Игрите на дявола
- 7h58 ce samedi là
- Cái Chết Được Báo Trước
- Než sa diabol dozvie, že si mŕtvy
- その土曜日、7時58分
- 魔鬼知道你死前
- Prieš velniui sužinant, kad esi miręs
- Abans que el diable sàpiga que has mort
- ก่อนปีศาจปิดบาปบัญชี
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FAQ
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead FAQ: Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, cast, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead?
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead runs 1 hour 57 minutes (117 minutes).
When was Before the Devil Knows You're Dead released?
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead was released on October 26, 2007.
Who is in the cast of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead?
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead stars Albert Finney.
How much did Before the Devil Knows You're Dead make at the box office?
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead grossed $25 million worldwide ($7.1 million domestic, $18 million international).
How is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead rated?
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead has 7.3/10 on IMDb, 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 86 on Metacritic and 71% on TMDB.
Was Before the Devil Knows You're Dead nominated for any awards?
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead received 4 nominations across 2 ceremonies.
Does Before the Devil Knows You're Dead have a post-credit scene?
No. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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