Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Andy Hanson (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a finance executive in desperate need of money, convinces his also strapped brother Hank (Ethan Hawke) to rob their parents’ jewelry store. Hank, in turn, hires an acquaintance, Bobby (Brian F. O’Byrne), to help him in the robbery, but the heist goes awry, as Bobby and the brothers’ mother Nanette (Rosemary Harris) fatally shoot each other. Hank has secretly been having an affair with Andy’s wife Gina (Marisa Tomei), while Andy is secretly a drug addict who embezzles to fund his lifestyle. Hank and Andy labor to try to get away with their botched crime, but ultimately their father Charles (Albert Finney) discovers their involvement and tracks them as they make their final desperate moves. In the end, after Andy is shot and Hank flees, Charles visits Andy in the hospital and uses a pillow to suffocate him.
Starring : Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Aleksa Palladino
Directed by : Sidney Lumet
Produced by : Belle Avery, Jane Barclay, David Bergstein
Genres : Drama, Thriller and Crime/Gangster
Release Date : October 26th, 2007 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for a scene of strong graphic sexuality, nudity, violence, drug use and language.
