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By Blake P (935) on 16 Sep 2016

Dirty rotten scoundrels these men are, but they weren't born that way - evidently there was a time in which they were sanguine, aware of their…

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By Ben B (1,489) on 14 Sep 2016

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a crime drama directed by Sidney Lumet and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, and Marisa Tomei…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 16 Aug 2016

Curiously exhilarating. Some of this comes from the simple thrill of witnessing something, or rather everything, done well…

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By Ken Fox (1,094) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 13 Jun 2016

The true star of this nerve-racking family crime drama, shot with a minimum of fuss by Ron Fortunato, is playwright and first-time screenwriter…

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By Lawrence Levi (2) for Stop Smiling (70) on 15 May 2016

The problem is that we get no real sense of what these characters were like before everything went haywire, so little is believably at stake…

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By Rameshwar I (125) on 26 Feb 2016

Last directorial venture of the legendary Sidney Lumet is gripping, fast paced and packed with intense performances by Hoffman and Hawke…

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By Mitchell M (339) on 21 Feb 2016

Dark and unsettling, Before The Devil Knows Your Dead is a superb family drama featuring excellent performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 05 Feb 2016

Ultimately, the film is just a smart caper picture with some good performances, but at times it's VERY smart, and Hoffman's performance in…

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By Tim M (3,013) on 03 Dec 2015

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a searing portrait of familial disfunction and devastating circumstantial fuck-ups, led by performances…

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By Andrew B (2,971) on 03 Dec 2015

When people ask me to give them movie suggestions for some reason this is always right at the top of my list…

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By Wiebke K (391) on 28 Nov 2015

A great cast, but for me the movie was trying to do too much, and so it did not really work for me…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 19 Sep 2015

A dynamite film that ranks with the year's best…

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By Brian K (1,195) on 21 Jul 2015

Well acted, but needlessly convoluted and slightly pretentious, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead stutters along with what should have been…

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By Tony Raul G (64) on 18 Jul 2015

Intense, haunting, and terrifically acted. Genius…

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By Johnny L (543) on 06 Jun 2015

I love it! This is one of those films where you never loose a track whenever the story is backtracked a bit…

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By Anita H (93) on 29 May 2015

The devastating consequences of being needy for recognition and affection - to me, this was the primary message in Before the devil know's…

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By Grant T (830) on 09 Apr 2015

With a plethora of exceptional performances and an intriguing fractured-narrative device, Lumet cultivates an experience that is both moving…

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By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 15 Mar 2015

85% Saw this on 13/2/15 Sidney Lumet's last film is a tense crime thriller with freat performances from Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Albert…

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By Brandon S (2,121) on 24 Jan 2015

In terms of performances, writing, atmosphere, narrative structure and pacing, this film is in a word: perfect…

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By Jose Luis M (587) on 20 Jan 2015

The final Sidney Lumet's film, about a normal family with their little problems, great perfomances…

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