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Before and After

  • 19961996
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
9.1K
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Before and After (1996)
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  • Crime
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Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
IMDb RATING
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9.1K
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  • Director
    • Barbet Schroeder
  • Writers
    • Rosellen Brown(book)
    • Ted Tally(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Meryl Streep
    • Liam Neeson
    • Edward Furlong
Top credits
  • Director
    • Barbet Schroeder
  • Writers
    • Rosellen Brown(book)
    • Ted Tally(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Meryl Streep
    • Liam Neeson
    • Edward Furlong
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    Edward Furlong, Alfred Molina, Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, and Julia Weldon in Before and After (1996)
    Liam Neeson and Meryl Streep in Before and After (1996)
    Edward Furlong, Liam Neeson, and Meryl Streep in Before and After (1996)
    Liam Neeson and Meryl Streep in Before and After (1996)
    Barbet Schroeder in Before and After (1996)
    Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, and Barbet Schroeder in Before and After (1996)
    Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, and Barbet Schroeder in Before and After (1996)
    Liam Neeson and Meryl Streep in Before and After (1996)
    Edward Furlong in Before and After (1996)
    Edward Furlong, Liam Neeson, and Meryl Streep in Before and After (1996)
    Edward Furlong, Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, and Julia Weldon in Before and After (1996)
    Edward Furlong, Alfred Molina, Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, and Julia Weldon in Before and After (1996)

    Top cast

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    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Carolyn Ryan
    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Ben Ryan
    Edward Furlong
    Edward Furlong
    • Jacob Ryan
    Julia Weldon
    Julia Weldon
    • Judith Ryan
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Panos Demeris
    Daniel von Bargen
    Daniel von Bargen
    • Fran Conklin
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Wendell Bye
    Ann Magnuson
    Ann Magnuson
    • Terry Taverner
    Alison Folland
    Alison Folland
    • Martha Taverner
    Kaiulani Lee
    Kaiulani Lee
    • Marian Raynor, Prosecutor
    Larry Pine
    Larry Pine
    • Dr. Tom McAnally
    Ellen Lancaster
    • Panos' Assistant
    Wesley Addy
    Wesley Addy
    • Judge Grady
    Oliver Graney
    • T.J
    Bernadette Quigley
    Bernadette Quigley
    • T.J.'s Mom
    Pamela Blair
    • Dr. Ryan's Assistant
    John Wylie
    • Dr. Trygve Hanson
    John Deyle
    • Doctor #1
    • Director
      • Barbet Schroeder
    • Writers
      • Rosellen Brown(book)
      • Ted Tally(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the scene where Meryl Streep enters a court room to appear in front of the grand jury in the front row (in the middle of the frame) sits a young Paul Giamatti as an extra his head turned around to have a look at her.
    • Goofs
      After Jake and his girlfriend pull over, their car gets stuck in the snow and the two are unable to drive away. It is unexplained how Jake is able to dive out of the rut alone after his girlfriend's fall if the two could not do the job while working together.
    • Quotes

      Jacob Ryan: That's juts a bunch of sentimental bullshit.

      Carolyn Ryan: Wait, sentimental bullshit

      Jacob Ryan: Yeah everyone's parents say that.

      Carolyn Ryan: Oh really, and do everyone's parent destroy evidence and lie... to the police?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: City Hall/The Late Shift/Happy Gilmore (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Crawling
      Written by Dave McClain and Phil Rind

      Performed by Sacred Reich

      courtesy of Hollywood Records

    User reviews55

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    should have been a Lifetime original movie
    This is an all too common problem: someone somewhere convinces bona fide movie stars, in this case Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson, no less, to appear in a feature film that, without movie star names attached, would have ended up as made for TV. This is a weak script with bad, predictable dialogue - very disappointing with such a cast. With some reworking, it might have been a very powerful family story, perhaps never as compelling as Ordinary People, for instance, but better than it was.
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    5
    • blanche-2
    • Sep 15, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Antes y después
    • Filming locations
      • Bergen County Court House - 10 Main Street, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Caravan Pictures
      • Hollywood Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,797,839
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,023,815
      • Feb 25, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,797,839
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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