# Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

> Two financially desperate brothers turn a supposedly harmless robbery into a devastating collapse of family, trust, and self-control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3898

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Sidney Lumet
- Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan, Sarah Livingston
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292963/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, tense, paranoid, serious movie night, crime thriller marathon

## Synopsis

A heist gone wrong leads to a spiraling descent into chaos and betrayal among family.

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