Crime, Drama, Thriller  •  2007  •  117 min  •  Adults (18+)

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead poster

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
8.0

Overview

When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.


Starring Cast

Philip Seymour Hoffman  •   Ethan Hawke  •   Albert Finney


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film is a dark, character-driven tragedy that meticulously explores the devastating consequences of individual moral failings, greed, and desperation within a family, without offering systemic critiques or political solutions.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The film features a predominantly white cast without any explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative explores themes of greed and desperation through its characters, but does not offer a specific critique of traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium

The film "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses entirely on heterosexual relationships, family dysfunction, and the consequences of a botched robbery, thus rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal N/A.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a dysfunctional family's involvement in a botched robbery and its tragic consequences, without touching upon transgender identity or experiences.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

This film is an original screenplay with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created for this specific film, thus precluding any gender swaps from prior established versions.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

This film is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. All characters were created specifically for this movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical racial establishment to be altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

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8.9
Metacritic logo
8.6

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