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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007 · 117 min · Director: Sidney Lumet ★ IMDb 7.3 · 124,500 ratings

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Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.

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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Sadness 25%, Guilt 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Anxiety
25%Sadness
20%Guilt
  1. Anxiety30%
  2. Sadness25%
  3. Guilt20%
  4. Tension15%
  5. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Guilt. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Guilt. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Anxiety
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Anxiety
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 38 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnxietySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy45 %32 %24 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension56 %50 %37 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension55 %53 %39 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Tension56 %55 %41 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension64 %63 %53 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Anxiety59 %53 %51 %18 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Sadness50 %41 %40 %28 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension56 %48 %43 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Sadness74 %50 %46 %63 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Sadness80 %48 %44 %68 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Tension76 %61 %57 %44 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Anxiety74 %68 %66 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Sadness71 %61 %56 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Sadness74 %63 %48 %66 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Sadness74 %61 %43 %68 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Sadness70 %63 %49 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension78 %76 %68 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Tension85 %79 %70 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Sadness83 %67 %57 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

PS
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Andy Hanson

Ethan Hawke

AF
Albert Finney

Albert Finney

Charles Hanson

Marisa Tomei

Gina Hanson

AP
Aleksa Palladino

Chris Lasorda

Michael Shannon

Dex

Amy Ryan

Martha Hanson

SL
Sarah Livingston

Danielle

Brían F. O'Byrne

Bobby Lasorda

Rosemary Harris

Nanette Hanson

BH
Blaine Horton

Justin

AB
Arija Bareikis

Kathrine

LC
Leonardo Cimino

William

Lee Wilkof

Jake

DG
Damon Gupton

Doctor

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Grader

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Hotel Receptionist

Adrian Martinez

Security Guard

PG
Patrick G. Burns

Priest

AS
Alice Spivak

Receptionist

Details

Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Written by
Kelly Masterson, Kelly Masterson
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 124,500 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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