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2007 • 1h 57min • R • Thriller, Crime, Drama

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

"No one was supposed to get hurt."

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.

IMDb 7.3

RT 88%

MC 86

Director

Sidney Lumet

Writer

Kelly Masterson

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Andy Hanson

Ethan Hawke

Hank Hanson

Albert Finney

Charles Hanson

Marisa Tomei

Gina Hanson

Aleksa Palladino

Chris Lasorda

Michael Shannon

Dex

Amy Ryan

Martha Hanson

Sarah Livingston

Danielle

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Ethan Hawke Hank Hanson

Albert Finney Charles Hanson

Marisa Tomei Gina Hanson

Aleksa Palladino Chris Lasorda

Michael Shannon Dex

Amy Ryan Martha Hanson

Sarah Livingston Danielle

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Rosemary Harris Nanette Hanson

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