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25th Hour

  • 20022002
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  • 2h 15m
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7.6/10
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Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.

IMDb RATING
7.6/10
177K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,606
589
  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • David Benioff(novel)
  • Stars
    • Edward Norton
    • Barry Pepper
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • David Benioff(novel)
  • Stars
    • Edward Norton
    • Barry Pepper
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 494User reviews
    • 194Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 17 nominations

    Videos5

    25th Hour
    Trailer 2:32
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    A Guide to Spike Lee Joints
    Clip 2:03
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    What Are Scorsese and Spike Lee Really Like on Set? Anna Paquin Knows Best
    Video 2:02
    What Are Scorsese and Spike Lee Really Like on Set? Anna Paquin Knows Best

    Photos104

    Edward Norton and Barry Pepper in 25th Hour (2002)
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, Anna Paquin, Barry Pepper, and Rosario Dawson in 25th Hour (2002)
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    Barry Pepper and Rosario Dawson in 25th Hour (2002)
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, and Barry Pepper in 25th Hour (2002)
    Edward Norton in 25th Hour (2002)
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, and Barry Pepper in 25th Hour (2002)
    Edward Norton in 25th Hour (2002)
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, and Barry Pepper in 25th Hour (2002)
    Edward Norton in 25th Hour (2002)
    Edward Norton in 25th Hour (2002)

    Top cast

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    Edward Norton
    Edward Norton
    • Monty Broganas Monty Brogan
    Barry Pepper
    Barry Pepper
    • Frank Slaughteryas Frank Slaughtery
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Jacob Elinskyas Jacob Elinsky
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Naturelle Rivieraas Naturelle Riviera
    Anna Paquin
    Anna Paquin
    • Mary D'Annunzioas Mary D'Annunzio
    Brian Cox
    Brian Cox
    • James Broganas James Brogan
    Tony Siragusa
    Tony Siragusa
    • Kostya Novotnyas Kostya Novotny
    Levani
    Levani
    • Uncle Nikolaias Uncle Nikolai
    Tony Devon
    Tony Devon
    • Agent Allenas Agent Allen
    Misha Kuznetsov
    • Senka Valghobekas Senka Valghobek
    Isiah Whitlock Jr.
    Isiah Whitlock Jr.
    • Agent Floodas Agent Flood
    Michael Genet
    • Agent Cunninghamas Agent Cunningham
    Patrice O'Neal
    Patrice O'Neal
    • Kharias Khari
    Al Palagonia
    • Salvatore Dominickas Salvatore Dominick
    Aaron Stanford
    Aaron Stanford
    • Marcuseas Marcuse
    Marc H. Simon
    Marc H. Simon
    • Schultzas Schultz
    Armando Riesco
    Armando Riesco
    • Phelanas Phelan
    Brad Williams
    • Trader #1as Trader #1
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • David Benioff(novel) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    The 25th Hour depicts the last day of freedom for a young man before he begins serving a seven-year jail term for drug dealing. Prowling through the city until dawn with his two close male friends and his girlfriend, he is forced to re-examine his life and how he got himself into his predicament, which leads to a shocking, disturbing finale. —Justin Harris <jharris316@yahoo.com>
    • drug dealing
    • dream
    • bar
    • nightclub
    • widower
    • 105 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • This life was so close to never happening
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong language and some violence
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Edward Norton says he took every penny he made from Red Dragon (2002) to finance this film.
    • Goofs
      When Kostya is waiting outside Monty's apartment catcalling the women that walk by, he refers to himself as Russian: "I make you half-black half-Russian baby" We know from other scenes in the movie that Kostya is Ukrainian and does NOT like to be confused with Russians.
    • Quotes

      [Monty standing in the men's bathroom, talking to himself in a mirror with "FUCK YOU!" written on it]

      Monty Brogan: Yeah, fuck you, too. Fuck *me*? Fuck *you*, Fuck you and this whole city and everyone in it. Fuck the panhandlers, grubbing for money, and smiling at me behind my back. Fuck the squeegee men dirtying up the clean windshield of my car - get a fucking job! Fuck the Sikhs and the Pakistanis bombing down the avenues in decrepit cabs, curry steaming out their pores stinking up my day. Terrorists in fucking training. SLOW THE FUCK DOWN! Fuck the Chelsea boys with their waxed chests and pumped-up biceps. Going down on each other in my parks and on my piers, jingling their dicks on my Channel 35. Fuck the Korean grocers with their pyramids of overpriced fruit and their tulips and roses wrapped in plastic. Ten years in the country, still no speaky English? Fuck the Russians in Brighton Beach. Mobster thugs sitting in cafés, sipping tea in little glasses, sugar cubes between their teeth. Wheelin' and dealin' and schemin'. Go back where you fucking came from! Fuck the black-hatted Chassidim, strolling up and down 47th street in their dirty gabardine with their dandruff. Selling South African apartheid diamonds! Fuck the Wall Street brokers. Self-styled masters of the universe. Michael Douglas, Gordon Gekko wannabe mother fuckers, figuring out new ways to rob hard working people blind. Send those Enron assholes to jail for FUCKING LIFE! You think Bush and Cheney didn't know about that shit? Give me a fucking break! Tyco! Worldcom! Fuck the Puerto Ricans. Twenty to a car, swelling up the welfare rolls, worst fuckin' parade in the city. And don't even get me started on the Dom-in-i-cans, 'cause they make the Puerto Ricans look good. Fuck the Bensonhurst Italians with their pomaded hair, their nylon warm-up suits, their St. Anthony medallions, swinging their Jason Giambi Louisville Slugger baseball bats, trying to audition for "The Sopranos." Fuck the Upper East Side wives with their Hermès scarves and their fifty-dollar Balducci artichokes. Overfed faces getting pulled and lifted and stretched, all taut and shiny. You're not fooling anybody, sweetheart! Fuck the uptown brothers. They never pass the ball, they don't want to play defense, they take five steps on every lay-up to the hoop. And then they want to turn around and blame everything on the white man. Slavery ended one hundred and thirty seven years ago. Move the fuck on! Fuck the corrupt cops with their anus-violating plungers and their 41 shots, standing behind a blue wall of silence. You betray our trust! Fuck the priests who put their hands down some innocent child's pants. Fuck the church that protects them, delivering us into evil. And while you're at it, fuck J.C.! He got off easy! A day on the cross, a weekend in hell, and all the hallelujahs of the legioned angels for eternity! Try seven years in fuckin' Otisville, J.! Fuck Osama Bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and backward-ass cave-dwelling fundamentalist assholes everywhere. On the names of innocent thousands murdered, I pray you spend the rest of eternity with your seventy-two whores roasting in a jet-fuel fire in hell. You towel-headed camel jockeys can kiss my royal Irish ass! Fuck Jacob Elinsky. Whining malcontent. Fuck Francis Xavier Slaughtery my best friend, judging me while he stares at my girlfriend's ass. Fuck Naturelle Riviera, I gave her my trust and she stabbed me in the back, sold me up the river, fucking bitch. Fuck my father with his endless grief, standing behind that bar sipping on club sodas, selling whisky to firemen, and cheering the Bronx Bombers. Fuck this whole city and everyone in it. From the row-houses of Astoria to the penthouses on Park Avenue, from the projects in the Bronx to the lofts in Soho. From the tenements in Alphabet City to the brownstones in Park Slope to the split-levels in Staten Island. Let an earthquake crumble it, let the fires rage, let it burn to fucking ash and then let the waters rise and submerge this whole rat-infested place.

      [pause]

      Monty Brogan: No. No, fuck you, Montgomery Brogan. You had it all, and you threw it away, you *dumb* *fuck*!

    • Crazy credits
      Special Thanks ... Bruce "Da Boss" Springsteen
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Best Films of 2002 (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Warm It Up Kane
      Written by Big Daddy Kane (as Antonio Hardy)

      Performed by Big Daddy Kane

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews494

    Review
    Top review
    this movie rocks
    This movie is excellent. Not a big fan of Spike Lee, but was interested in seeing his first "white" movie. Not racist, but that is how i saw it. His first movie that was with mostly white actors. I loved the movie. I have much more respect for Mr. Lee. I love the f-uc you scene. That is the best part of the movie. The theme of him escaping from this torture that he is about to go through also moved me. Very sad, but very real and moving movie. Drug laws in this country are far too restrictive and they ruin (usually minorities') lives. Great job, Spike Lee!! I loved Barry Pepper as the Stock Broker. I loved Ed Norton. He is always great, and this performance is no different..
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    • aaronweaver17
    • Nov 26, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 10, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The 25th Hour
    • Filming locations
      • West 4th Street Basketball Court, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • 25th Hour Productions
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
      • Gamut Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,084,595
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $108,865
      • Dec 22, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,932,055
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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