Before Midnight

Name: Before Midnight
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2013-04-05
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior

2013·Movie·R·109 min·★ 7.5(2,712)

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“Everything's better with maturity.”

It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.

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About Before Midnight

Before Midnight is a 2013 English-language romance and drama film directed by Richard Linklater. The cast is led by Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick. It has a runtime of 1h 49m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 2700 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on The Roku Channel.

Before Midnight was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, Detour Filmproduction, and Faliro House Productions and made in Greece and United States of America. It was released on April 5, 2013, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $3 million, it went on to gross $11 million worldwide.

Director: Richard Linklater
Writers: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater
Release date: April 5, 2013
OTT release: October 15, 2013
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Greece, United States of America
Budget: $3 million
Box office: $11 million
Production: Castle Rock Entertainment, Detour Filmproduction, Faliro House Productions

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Before Midnight cast & crew

Before Midnight was directed by Richard Linklater and written by Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, and Richard Linklater.

The cast features Ethan Hawke as Jesse, Julie Delpy as Céline, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick as Hank, Jennifer Prior as Ella, Charlotte Prior as Nina, and Xenia Kalogeropoulou as Natalia.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Graham Reynolds, cinematography is by Christos Voudouris, and it was produced by Sara Woodhatch and Christos V. Konstantakopoulos.

Is Before Midnight worth watching?

Before Midnight holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 2,712 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed romance films.

At 1h 49m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy romance and drama, Before Midnight is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Before Midnight

In United States, you can stream Before Midnight on The Roku Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on October 15, 2013.

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