25th Hour
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On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.
What critics thought
Lee's film earned a moderately favorable response on release, with critics split over whether its Spike Lee stylistic tendencies undermined its strengths, but its reputation has grown considerably over time — it's now frequently cited as one of the best American films of the 2000s, with Monty's furious mirror monologue becoming a cultural touchstone and the film increasingly recognized as a rare genuine artistic response to the shadow of September 11.
“Released 15 months after Sept. 11, 2001, Spike Lee's 25th Hour is the only great film dealing with the Sept. 11 tragedy... 25th Hour is as much an urban historical document as Rossellini's Open City, filmed in the immediate aftermath of the Nazi occupation of Rome”
Mick LaSalle·San Francisco Chronicle
Genres
Drama
Cast & Crew
Spike LeeDirector
Edward NortonMonty Brogan
Philip Seymour HoffmanJacob Elinsky
Barry PepperFrank Xavier Slaughtery
Rosario DawsonNaturelle Riviera
Anna PaquinMary D'Annuzio
Brian CoxJames Brogan
Isiah Whitlock Jr.Agent Flood
Tony SiragusaKostya Novotny
Levan UchaneishviliUncle Nikolai
Tony DevonAgent Allen
Misha KuznetsovSenka Valghobek
Michael GenetAgent Cunningham
Terence BlanchardComposer
David BenioffWriter
Rodrigo PrietoCinematography25th Hour
On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.
What critics thought
Lee's film earned a moderately favorable response on release, with critics split over whether its Spike Lee stylistic tendencies undermined its strengths, but its reputation has grown considerably over time — it's now frequently cited as one of the best American films of the 2000s, with Monty's furious mirror monologue becoming a cultural touchstone and the film increasingly recognized as a rare genuine artistic response to the shadow of September 11.
“Released 15 months after Sept. 11, 2001, Spike Lee's 25th Hour is the only great film dealing with the Sept. 11 tragedy... 25th Hour is as much an urban historical document as Rossellini's Open City, filmed in the immediate aftermath of the Nazi occupation of Rome”
Mick LaSalle·San Francisco Chronicle
Genres
Drama
Cast & Crew
Spike LeeDirectorEdward NortonMonty BroganPhilip Seymour HoffmanJacob ElinskyBarry PepperFrank Xavier SlaughteryRosario DawsonNaturelle RivieraAnna PaquinMary D'AnnuzioBrian CoxJames BroganIsiah Whitlock Jr.Agent FloodTony SiragusaKostya NovotnyLevan UchaneishviliUncle NikolaiTony DevonAgent AllenMisha KuznetsovSenka ValghobekMichael GenetAgent CunninghamTerence BlanchardComposerDavid BenioffWriterRodrigo PrietoCinematographyStream
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