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On his way to Vienna, American Jesse (Ethan Hawke) meets Celine (Julie Delpy), a student returning to Paris. After long conversations forge a surprising connection between them, Jesse convinces Celine to get off the train with him in Vienna. Since his flight to the U.S. departs the next morning and he has no money for lodging, they wander the city together, taking in the experiences of Vienna and each other. As the night progresses, their bond makes separating in the morning a difficult choice.

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Thought-provoking and beautifully filmed, Before Sunrise is an intelligent, unabashedly romantic look at modern love, led by marvelously natural performances from Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.

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Anthony Lane

New Yorker

The charm—the midsummer enchantment—never feels forced; it steals up and wins you. A true romance.

Jul 18, 2022

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: A-

Sep 7, 2011

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Agreeably alluring.

Rated: B+

May 3, 2005

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Utterly charming.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 19, 2024

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

One of the truly great American films of the 1990s.

Rated: 10/10

Dec 5, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

You believe in the characters and you believe in their romance...

Rated: 4/5

Aug 19, 2022

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B C

Let me say right off the bat that ‘Before Sunrise’ is my favorite movie of all-time. This is one of the best movies ever made. I rented this movie on VHS when I was 13, and it made me feel emotions I had not, until that point, ever felt. It’s great/refreshing watching Jesse mack on Celine by saying what he really thinks (they disagree on almost everything) instead of what he thinks she wants to hear. And, they both bare their souls at times. This against the setting of total anonymity and privacy bc no one knows them in Vienna. All this and more add up to a beautiful movie, and an all time classic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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Nevin C

In my top 3 favorite movies. Just perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/24

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Kirstie W

Boring boring boring. No plot. Just two uninteresting people talking to each other ad nausaeum

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Hargie M

A film that speaks to the romantic in all of us, reminding us that sometimes the greatest adventures begin with a single conversation and a chance encounter. Also, a portrait of love's delicate dance, where every moment is a melody echoing through the chambers of the soul.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Julien T

Quite simply brilliant! Why? Because it feels like Jessie and Céline could be anyone of us. Because I believe that most people would like (or have liked for the more senior of us) to experience a day like this with love, friendship, fun in such a beautiful setting. Because Linklater's brilliant camera work makes us feel as if we were there with them, lucky witnesses to the beginning of a great - yet realistic - love story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Chris H

A magical, romantic experience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/09/24

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Synopsis

On his way to Vienna, American Jesse (Ethan Hawke) meets Celine (Julie Delpy), a student returning to Paris. After long conversations forge a surprising connection between them, Jesse convinces Celine to get off the train with him in Vienna. Since his flight to the U.S. departs the next morning and he has no money for lodging, they wander the city together, taking in the experiences of Vienna and each other. As the night progresses, their bond makes separating in the morning a difficult choice.

Director: Richard Linklater
Producer: Anne Walker-McBay
Screenwriter: Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan
Production Co: Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Detour Filmproduction
Rating: R
Genre: Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 27, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.7M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround

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