Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Genres - Mystery, Drama, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller, Family Drama  |   Release Date - Oct 24, 2007 (USA - Unknown), Oct 26, 2007 (USA - Limited), Oct 26, 2007 (USA)  |   Run Time - 117 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom, United States  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, and Marisa Tomei star in director Sidney Lumet's thriller concerning two brothers who hatch a plan to rob their parent's jewelry store. When the job goes awry, the entire family is set on a collision course with tragedy. Andy (Hoffman) is an overextended broker in desperate need of some cash. His brother, Hank (Hawke), isn't much better off, so when Andy hatches a plan to rob their parent's modest jewelry store, it seems like a foolproof way to make a quick buck. But Andy's trophy wife, Gina (Tomei), is secretly sleeping with libidinous younger brother Hank, and when the robbery proves a complete disaster it isn't long before loyalties start to shift. Now Andy and Hank's father, Charles (Finney), is determined to make the unidentified robbers pay for their crime. What's a father to do when he discovers that the ones he loves have become his worst enemies?

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jewel-robbery, brother, family-business, store

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High Artistic Quality