Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
The crime drama was released in 2007, starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney. Andy Hanson who is struggling with debts and trying to cover up his embezzlement lures his brother into robbing their parents’ jewelry store so he can get money to flee to Brazil.
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) Poster. Source: IMDB
The plan backfires, and Andy’s mother dies. A plan to stop blackmail sets the brothers further on the path of destruction. Meanwhile, their father investigates the robbery, not knowing his sons were responsible for it.
The film was a commercial and critical success. It has appeared on several critics’ top lists, including 2007’s ten most influential American films. Though it won the American Film Institute Award in 2007, Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast, and a Gotham Award. But for some reason, this film is rarely noted.