Before Midnight
Seen it?2013 | 109 min | Romance, Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (98% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.5 out of 10), it drew serious awards attention and it made about 8 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 94 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Berlin award: Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear for Best Director. Also nominated for 1 Oscar, 1 Golden Globe and 1 Critics' Choice Award. Plus 22 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$23 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 323K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Linklater
- Ethan HawkeJesse
- Julie DelpyCéline
- Seamus Davey-FitzpatrickHank
- Jennifer PriorElla
- Charlotte PriorNina
- Xenia KalogeropoulouNatalia
- Walter LassallyPatrick
- Ariane LabedAnna
- Yiannis PapadopoulosAchilleas
- Athina Rachel TsangariAriadni