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25th Hour (2002)

25th Hour poster
Directed by
Spike Lee
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
R
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 2,595 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Monty has one day left before he starts a seven year prison sentence for drug dealing. The film follows his last hours of freedom as he confronts his past and the people close to him.

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What happens

25th Hour is a 2002 American drama film directed by Spike Lee and starring Edward Norton. Adapted by David Benioff from his 2001 debut novel The 25th Hour, it tells the story of a man's last 24 hours of freedom as he prepares to go to prison for seven years for dealing drugs. 25th Hour opened to positive reviews, with various critics since having ranked it as one of the best films of the 2000's and praising its portrayal of New York City after the September 11 attacks. It has since been considered one of Lee's most underrated works. The film was subsequently ranked 26th on the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century list in 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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