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Before Sunrise

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 41m
  • 4.3/5 (329.0K)
  • 79

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Richard Linklater

Producer:

Anne Walker-McBay

Writer:

Kim Krizan

Release Date:

Jan 27, 1995

Runtime:

1hr 41m

Synopsis

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

Cast

  • Ethan Hawke
  • Julie Delpy
  • Andrea Eckert
  • Hanno Pöschl
  • Karl Bruckschwaiger
  • Tex Rubinowitz
  • Erni Mangold
  • Dominik Castell
  • Haymon Maria Buttinger
  • Harald Waiglein

Letterboxd User Reviews

4.3
1.6M
368.9K
695.9K
RATINGS 92.6K FANS
4.3

  • Damn I really wanted to see that play with the cow

    37.8K Likes
    James (Schaffrillas)
    James (Schaffrillas)
    Jun 25, 2017

    ily - i love you ilysm - i love you so much dywtgsitlbsw - do you want to go see if that listening booth still works?

    20.8K Likes
    andrea🌹
    andrea🌹
    Jul 9, 2022

    I don't think I've had a real conversation before

    16.0K Likes
    mary
    mary
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    Jul 3, 2018

    The scene where they pretend to call their friends as a way to talk about their feelings and insecurities is one of the best scenes of all time. I smile and cry each and every damn time.

    15.6K Likes
    Stephanie
    Stephanie
    Sep 3, 2012

    The best love poem ever filmed. Sweet without being sugary. Heartfelt without being sappy. A big heart shaped slice of perfection.

    12.9K Likes
    DirkH
    DirkH
    Feb 23, 2022

    This is how some of y’all think you talk

    10.6K Likes
    Sydney🚀
    Sydney🚀
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    Jul 4, 2018

    this would be 5 stars except i can't forgive ethan hawke's facial hair update: i have a forgiving nature

    9.4K Likes
    Ellie ✨
    Ellie ✨
    Jul 3, 2018

    "i guess this is it, no?" "yeah... um, i really..... i mean, you know..." "yeah, i know. me too" ...oh?

    8.4K Likes
    Lucy
    Lucy
    Jun 13, 2022

    i just watched two people talk for almost two hours straight and it was wonderful

    8.0K Likes
    owen2613
    owen2613
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Metacritic

79
metacritic
Based on 19 Critics
8.6

USER SCORE (371)

Universal acclaim based on 371 Reviews
89

Watching and listening to these two is a charming experience; their conversation has the ring of veracity, and rarely does the viewer's interest stray.

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Metacritic review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
75

Before Sunrise is so much like real life - like a documentary with an invisible camera - that I found myself remembering real conversations I had experienced with more or less the same words.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
70

What Mr. Linklater does best here is to come up with conversational gambits that have just the right fancifulness to suit this situation.

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Metacritic review by Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
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