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Directed by | Spike Lee |
Screenplay by | David Benioff |
Based on | The 25th Hour by David Benioff |
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Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto |
Edited by | Barry Alexander Brown |
Music by | Terence Blanchard |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 135 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million[2] |
Box office | $23.9 million[2] |
25th Hour is a 2002 American action drama film directed by Spike Lee and starring Edward Norton. Adapted by David Benioff from his own 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 several critics since having named it one of the best films of its decade and praising it for its portrayal of New York City after the September 11 attacks. The film was subsequently ranked 26th on the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century list.