August

"Comes just before the fall"

2008 1h 28m EN

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5.2

MID

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36%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.3

IMDB

★5.2TMDB · 67🥫36%Rotten Tomatoes●39Metacritic★5.3IMDB · 4,361

Drama

Synopsis

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Two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs, attempt to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.

“Comes just before the fall”

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Cast

Josh Hartnett
Tom Sterling
Adam Scott
Joshua Sterling
Robin Tunney
Melanie Hanson
Andre Royo
Dylan Gottschalk
Naomie Harris
Sarrah
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Morela Sterlinfg
Laila Robins
Ottmar Peevo
Caroline Lagerfelt
Nancy Sterling

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Austin Chick
Writers: Howard A. Rodman
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Austin Chick, shot by Andrij Parekh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nathan Larson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pete Beaudreau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Josh Hartnett and Adam Scott and Robin Tunney carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Comes just before the fall".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Austin Chick directs. Andrij Parekh behind the camera. Nathan Larson scores. Pete Beaudreau cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Directed by Austin Chick, shot by Andrij Parekh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Nathan Larson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Pete Beaudreau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Josh Hartnett and Adam Scott and Robin Tunney carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Comes just before the fall".
9IMDB entry: tt0470679 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.