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Before Sunset (2004)

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All Time

of 190,116

133

2000's

of 33,985

22

2004

of 10,037

3
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  83
  
  Drama of 2004
  
  of 1,565
  
  2
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,635
  
  11
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  18
  
  Romance of 2004
  
  of 217
  
  1
  
  Romance of the 2000's
  
  of 1,733
  
  1

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Before Sunset (2004) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.4006

Avg Critic Score:3.4038

Before Sunset (2004) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Before Sunset unspools in real time. Jesse has about 60 minutes before he must leave for the airport to catch a flight home, and he intends to spend every moment in Celine's company. Linklater's approach to their interaction is flawless. ...read the complete Before Sunset movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Watching Before Sunset isn't like watching most movies. This is an almost interactive experience. We feel like we're spending time in the characters' company. We're in the moment with them. ...read the complete Before Sunset movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Nine years have passed since Jesse and Celine met in Vienna and walked all over the city, talking as if there would be no tomorrow, and then promising to meet again in six months. ...read the complete Before Sunset movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Nine years ago, director Richard Linklater and his adventurous collaborators crafted one of the most delicate cinematic romances of recent years. ...read the complete Before Sunset movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

In 1995's Before Sunrise, Jesse (Ethan Hawke), an American traveling in Europe, had one night of sex and conversation in Vienna with Celine (Julie Delpy), the French beauty he met on a train. To some, the film was meandering and talky. ...read the complete Before Sunset movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Nine years ago a little miracle happened. An American boy and a French girl met up on a train in Vienna and spent a wonderful day together talking about everything under the sun, slowly falling in love and eventually making love together in a park just...read the complete Before Sunset (2004) review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

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Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)

Hawke and Delpy so easily re-inhabit these characters that you have to wonder how much they're based on themselves. Apparently open but secretly guarded, Hawke's Jesse again tries slightly too hard to be an offhanded charmer. Delpy's Celine still uses...read the complete Before Sunset (2004) review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)

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New Times (Gregory Weinkauf)

We get completely self-absorbed discussions from a couple of frickin' actors....read the complete Before Sunset (2004) review at New Times (Gregory Weinkauf)

See all (1) "Fair" Reviews

Orlando Weekly (Ian Grey)

As dull as drying paint -- little more than the sound of Linklater talking to himself in an echo chamber....read the complete Before Sunset (2004) review at Orlando Weekly (Ian Grey)

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