Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

8 Score

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

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Kelly Masterson

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Andy Hanson

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Hank Hanson

Albert Finney

Albert Finney

Charles Hanson

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Gina Hanson

Aleksa Palladino

Aleksa Palladino

Chris Lasorda

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Dex

Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan

Martha Hanson

Sarah Livingston

Sarah Livingston

Danielle

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman Andy Hanson

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke Hank Hanson

Albert Finney

Albert Finney Charles Hanson

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei Gina Hanson

Aleksa Palladino

Aleksa Palladino Chris Lasorda

Michael Shannon

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Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan Martha Hanson

Sarah Livingston

Sarah Livingston Danielle

Brían F. O'Byrne

Brían F. O'Byrne Bobby Lasorda

Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris Nanette Hanson

Blaine Horton

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Arija Bareikis

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Leonardo Cimino

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