25th Hour

25th Hour
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 (New York City); December 19, 2002 (United States);
Running time	135 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$23.9 million

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 several critics since having ranked it as one of the best films of its decade and praising 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 in 2016.

^ "25th Hour (15)". British Board of Film Classification. January 31, 2003. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "25th Hour (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

[1] "25th Hour (15)". British Board of Film Classification. January 31, 2003. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

[BOM-2] "25th Hour (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 18, 2013.

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