This article is about the 2002 film. For other uses, see The 25th Hour (disambiguation).
25th Hour
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Spike Lee
Screenplay by
David Benioff
Based on
The 25th Hour by David Benioff
Produced by
Tobey Maguire
Julia Chasman
Spike Lee
Jon Kilik
Starring
Edward Norton
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Barry Pepper
Rosario Dawson
Anna Paquin
Brian Cox
Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by
Barry Alexander Brown
Music by
Terence Blanchard
Production companies
Touchstone Pictures
25th Hour Productions
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Gamut Films
Industry Entertainment
Distributed by
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates
December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16) (New York City)
December 19, 2002 (2002-12-19) (United States)
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 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.
^"25th Hour (15)". British Board of Film Classification. January 31, 2003. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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