Movies Like Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a 2007 crime, drama, thriller film from Sidney Lumet with a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Fury of a Patient Man and Macabre.

Crime Drama Thriller

The Fury of a Patient Man

2016

Quiet Jose woos cafe worker Ana, but she is unaware he has intentions other than the purely romantic.

6.6

MagicScore

Macabre

1958

After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor's young daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, leaving him with mere hours to find and rescue her.

6.0

MagicScore

Hilary and Jackie

1998

The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

6.5

MagicScore

One More Time

2016

Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude is stuck in a rut - relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she is forced to move into the Hamptons home of her wealthy - and selfish - father Paul Lombard, an over-the-hill, Sinatra-esque crooner angling for a musical comeback.

5.1

MagicScore

Backdraft

1991

Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.

6.7

MagicScore

There Will Be Blood

2007

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.

8.1

MagicScore

Crazy Mama

1975

Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women want to reclaim the family farm.

5.4

MagicScore

The Girl from the Wardrobe

2013

This is the story of three characters (brothers Tomek and Jacek and their neighbor Magda), each of them is in their own way lonely and alienated. The title character makes herself secluded. Tomek's alienation results from his neurological disease, and Jacek contacts the world mainly via the Internet. This is also a film about love. Love of one brother to the other and of one alienated human being to the other. All together it creates a very universal picture with a Polish entourage.

5.8

MagicScore

Good Time

2017

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

The Instigators

2024

Rory and Cobby are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. But when it goes awry, they team up with an unusual accomplice — Rory's therapist — to outrun police, backward bureaucrats, and a vengeful crime boss.

6.2

MagicScore

#11

The Fourth Kind

2009

Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.

6.3

MagicScore

#12

The Method

2005

Seven candidates to a high executive position on a multinational company show up for a selection test in a skyscraper at the financial district. Among them, the most disparate personalities: the winner, the aggressive, the insecure, the critic, the indecisive…

6.7

MagicScore

#13

Cherry Magic! THE MOVIE

2022

Still able to read minds, Adachi's blissful new relationship with his dreamy colleague faces a major challenge when they're forced to go long-distance.

7.7

MagicScore

#14

Mondays: See You 'This' Week!

2022

Akemi Yoshikawa discovers that her whole office is stuck in a time loop, repeating the same stressful work week over and over. Together with her colleagues she has to find out how to break the loop.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Two for the Money

2005

A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.

6.0

MagicScore

#16

8 Women

2002

Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

Traffic

2000

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Burnt

2015

Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Flag Day

2021

A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

Inside Moves

1980

After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Rory and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging spirits. Will Jerry forget his friends? What about his junkie hooker girlfriend and her pimp?

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Before the Devil Knows You're Dead?

The top films similar to Before the Devil Knows You're Dead by MovieMagicScore are The Fury of a Patient Man (6.6), Macabre (6.0), Hilary and Jackie (6.5). Each shares crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead worth watching?

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10 from 1,622 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead?

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) is a crime, drama, thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney.

Where can I find more recommendations like Before the Devil Knows You're Dead?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more crime recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

This ranked list pairs Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), a crime and drama and thriller film from Sidney Lumet, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Philip Seymour Hoffman take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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