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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007 · 117 min

A grim, intricately structured descent into family betrayal and moral rot, unfolding with mounting dread and a devastating, inevitable climax.

Tagline: No one was supposed to get hurt.
Overview: 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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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
betrayal
family
guilt
crime
Places: big city
suburbs
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	9
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: crime, drama, thriller
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Written by: Kelly Masterson
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan, Sarah Livingston
Music: Carter Burwell
Cinematography: Ron Fortunato
Runtime: 117 min
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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