Before I Fall

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ry Russo-Young directs. Michael Fimognari behind the camera. Adam Taylor scores. Joe Landauer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
• 2Released 9 years ago.
• 3Directed by Ry Russo-Young, shot by Michael Fimognari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Adam Taylor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Joe Landauer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Zoey Deutch and Kian Lawley and Halston Sage carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "What if today was the only day of the rest of your life?".
• 8IMDB entry: tt1691916 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography

Michael Fimognari

Original score

Adam Taylor

Editing

Joe Landauer

Production design

Paul Joyal

Costume design

Eilidh McAllister

Makeup / hair

Darci Jackson

Stunt coordinator

Ed Anders

Runtime

98 min · 1h 38m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$5,000,000

Box office

$16,373,843

Return

327% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

Before I Fall (2017) ↗

Also by

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• 
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• 
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• 
  Call Her Alex

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Trailers & featurettes

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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Reno2017-06-05
  ★ 6/10

  Not about a second chance, but infinite! Even if you are not that into the films, you probably have seen at least a couple film related to 'time loop'. For me, this is like hundredth. When I first saw the trailer, I said 'not again'. 'Time loop' is just a concept, but the storyline for it drawn differently. It tells the story of a high school girl on the Cupid's Day, a special day for her since she has a big for it to remember. Like usual her day goes on and at the end of the day something goes wrong and then she wakes again on the same day in the following day which keeps repeating. Now how she's going to find a solution or the reason for it is covered in the rest of the film. Familiar them, but well designed storyline around it. In some way, it is same as 'Groundhog Day', though it is about a teenager and more serious and tragic tale. We sometimes wish for a second chance, that's how this film was developed, but even bigger scale with a small message for teenagers. Awesome performances, particularly Zoey. Predictable scenes, so I had thought of couple of ending that did not happen. And I also disappointed how it concluded. Not the best solution, yet an unexpected twist. Originally the film was based on the book of the same name. This is a small budget and a quality film. The direction was good, very rich in presentation. Definitely not bad for once viewing. 6/10

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• Gimly2017-08-02
  ★ 5/10

  Donnie Darko Lite™ by way of Groundhog Day. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

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• dragos20051232018-08-05
  ★ 10/10

  It's a very good movie but I think the last scene was predictable

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Production companies

Who made it

• JO

  Jon Shestack Productions

• 

  Awesomeness Films

  US

Key crew

• Stunt DriverZandara Kennedy
• StuntsBrennan Walstrom
• Stunt DoubleBreanna Watkins
• Stunt DoubleCrystal Mudry
• GafferAndrew Gordon
• Stunt CoordinatorEd Anders
• StuntsKye Walstrom
• EditorJoe Landauer
• NovelLauren Oliver
• Production DesignPaul Joyal
• Costume DesignEilidh McAllister
• Music SupervisorHoward Paar
• Script SupervisorElspeth Grafton
• First Assistant DirectorDonald Munro
• FoleyShaun Brennan
• Camera OperatorKevin Hall
• ProducerBrian Robbins
• Set DecorationJonathan Lancaster
• Makeup Department HeadDarci Jackson
• Production ManagerThierry Tanguy
• Executive ProducerRobyn Marshall
• Set DecorationLisa Lancaster
• Production ManagerDonald Munro
• Visual EffectsBrian O'Keefe

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• suicide
• based on novel or book
• time loop
• female protagonist
• mumblecore
• teen drama
• based on young adult novel

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2017-01-21· Sundance Film Festival
• Theatrical2017-03-03PG-13

Also known as

International titles

• 在我坠落前CN
• 还有机会说再见CN
• Mən yıxılmazdan əvvəlAZ
• Прежде чем я упадуRU
• Перш ніж я впадуUA
• پیش از آنکه سقوط کنمIR