BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke)

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a 2007 American crime thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet. The film was written by Kelly Masterson, and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney. The title comes from the Irish saying: "May you be in heaven a full half-hour before the devil knows you're dead".

Facing an upcoming audit that will reveal he has been embezzling money from his employer, payroll manager Andy Hanson decides to flee to Brazil. To raise the funds he needs, he enlists the aid of his brother, Hank, a divorced father who desperately needs money to pay child support.

Hank is well-meaning but easily dominated by Andy, a ruthless schemer. Andy, in turn, resents his younger and more attractive brother, whom their parents favored.

Andy plans to have Hank rob their parents' jewelry store, describing it as a victimless crime because the store is insured. He says that he cannot go himself because he has been seen in the neighborhood recently, but that Doris, an elderly employee, will be alone in the store and that only a toy gun will be needed. Hank reluctantly agrees to the plan. Andy intends to fence the jewelry through a New York City dealer their father knows.

Starring
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ethan Hawke
Marisa Tomei
Albert Finney