Before Sunset

Name: Before Sunset
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2004-07-30
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torrès, Rodolphe Pauly

IMDb ID: tt0381681 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 8.1 (309,755 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Before Sunset
Canada: Before Sunset (English)
Germany: Before Sunset
France: Before Sunset
United Kingdom: Before Sunset
Ireland: Before Sunset (English)
India: Before Sunset (English)
India: Before Sunset (Hindi)
South Korea: Before Sunset
Netherlands: Before Sunset
New Zealand: Before Sunset (English)
Philippines: Before Sunset (English)
Singapore: Before Sunset (English)
United States: Before Sunset
South Africa: Before Sunset (English)
Argentina: Antes del atardecer
Egypt: Antes del atardecer (English)
Spain: Antes del atardecer
Israel: Antes del atardecer (English)
Mexico: Antes del atardecer
Peru: Antes del atardecer
Thailand: Antes del atardecer (English)
United States: Antes del atardecer (Spanish)
Uruguay: Antes del atardecer
World-wide: Antes del atardecer (Spanish)
Kazakhstan: Перед закатом (Russian)
Russia: Перед закатом
Japan: ビフォア・サンセット
Japan: ビフォア・サンセット (Japanese)
Spain: Abans de la posta (Catalan)
Spain: Antes del atardecer de Richard Linklater (Alternative Title)
Portugal: Antes do Anoitecer
Brazil: Antes do Pôr do Sol
Canada: Avant la nuit tout est possible (French)
Sweden: Bara en dag
United States: Before Sunrise 2 (Working Title)
Estonia: Enne päikeseloojangut
Norway: Før solnedgang
Turkey: Gün Batmadan (Turkish)
Azerbaijan: Gün batmadan əvvəl
United States: If Not Now (Working Title)
Romania: Înainte de apus
Hungary: Mielőtt lemegy a Nap
Latvia: Pirms saulrieta
Iran: Pish az ghorub (Persian)
Slovenia: Pred mrakom
Czech Republic: Před soumrakem
Slovakia: Pred súmrakom
Lithuania: Prieš saulėlydį
Croatia: Prije sumraka
Italy: Prima del tramonto
Poland: Przed zachodem słońca
Finland: Rakkautta ennen auringonlaskua
Uzbekistan: Shafaq oldidan
Vietnam: Trước Lúc Hoàng Hôn
United States: Untitled Before Sunrise Sequel (Working Title)
Greece: Πριν το ηλιοβασίλεμα
Ukraine: Перед заходом сонця
Serbia: Пре заласка сунца
Bulgaria: Преди залез (Bulgarian)
Taiwan: 愛在日落巴黎時
Hong Kong: 日落巴黎 (Cantonese)
China: 爱在日落黄昏时 (Mandarin)
Antes del atardecerContent RatingRRelease Date2004-07-30Runtime80 minutesMetascore91IMDb Popularity1348User Reviews640Critic Reviews210Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
FrenchKeywordsdialogue driven
brief encounter
sequel
one day timespan
enduring relationshipFilming LocationsSeine River, Paris, FranceProduction CompaniesWarner Independent Pictures (WIP)
Castle Rock Entertainment
Detour FilmproductionOfficial SitesOfficial Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/BeforeSunsetMovie
Warner Bros. (United States) - https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/sunsetIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381681/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0381681.jpgUpdated At2025-12-16T12:24:29

Directors

Richard Linklater

Writers

Richard Linklater
Julie Delpy
Ethan Hawke
Kim Krizan

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ethan Hawke | Character: Jesse
Actor: Julie Delpy | Character: Celine
Actor: Vernon Dobtcheff | Character: Bookstore Manager
Actor: Louise Lemoine Torrès | Character: Journalist #1
Actor: Rodolphe Pauly | Character: Journalist #2
Actor: Mariane Plasteig | Character: Waitress
Actor: Diabolo | Character: Philippe
Actor: Denis Evrard | Character: Boat Attendant
Actor: Albert Delpy | Character: Man at Grill
Actor: Marie Pillet | Character: Woman in Courtyard

[Directors Group]
Name: Richard Linklater | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Richard Linklater | Role: Writer
Name: Julie Delpy | Role: Writer
Name: Ethan Hawke | Role: Writer
Name: Kim Krizan | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Isabelle Coulet | Role: Producer
Name: John Sloss | Role: Producer
Name: Anne Walker-McBay | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Lee Daniel | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sandra Adair | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Baptiste Glaymann | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Thierry Delettre | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Anne Bourdiol | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Elisa Costa | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Terri Ewton | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jean-Marc Abbou | Role: Production Manager
Name: Sara Johnson | Role: Production Manager
Name: Serge Szwarcbart | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Roxane Andreani | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jerome Borenstein | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ariane Lacan | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Mika Cotellon | Role: Art Department
Name: Soasig Le Ruyet | Role: Art Department
Name: Laid Liazid | Role: Art Department
Name: Régis Mayot | Role: Art Department
Name: Cyril Mignot | Role: Art Department
Name: Karine Bakala Pindoux | Role: Art Department
Name: Francois Poublan | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Gregg Barbanell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bernard Bats | Role: Sound Department
Name: Wayne Bell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Larry Blake | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pierre-Yves Bruneel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ajae Clearway | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matt Coby | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jay Gallagher | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Hammond | Role: Sound Department
Name: Justin Hennard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bobby Johanson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jason Piatt | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matthieu Tartamella | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Ryan Beadle | Role: Visual Effects
Name: R.J. Harbour | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Lori C. Miller | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Julien Andreetti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Loïc Andrieu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Baraillon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Pierre Baronsky | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Bialas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephane Canda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lucie Colombié | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stéphane Cry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adrien Debackere | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Youcef Djedra | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Laurent Dray | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Euriel Etevenon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Emma Faucheux | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Frederic Fulton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vincent Gallot | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alain Herpe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anthony Jouslin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Emilie de la Hosseraye | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Philip Lozano | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Macel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jim McConkey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Moreau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pierre Morel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel Morit | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gil Pannetier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lisa Persson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Petrucelli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ferrell A. Shinnick | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Benoît Theunissen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Serge Valézy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Philippe Vigier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cyril Viletier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Christophe Canavaggio | Role: Casting Department
Name: Annette Trumel | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Michel Louzon | Role: Costume Department
Name: Marie Trimouille | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Michelle Fairbanks | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mo Henry | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Allegra Kolber | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nevie Owens | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Franklin Pedrosa | Role: Location Management
Name: Emmanuel Roussille | Role: Location Management
Name: Edith Roux | Role: Location Management
Name: Bruno Vignier | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Igor Kipnis | Role: Music Department
Name: Christopher S. Parker | Role: Music Department
Name: Randall Poster | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: David Boitard | Role: Production Department
Name: David Brones | Role: Production Department
Name: Frédéric Chartier | Role: Production Department
Name: Émeline Courtecuisse | Role: Production Department
Name: Carine Crouzille | Role: Production Department
Name: Jean-Baptiste Duez | Role: Production Department
Name: Maud Fumana | Role: Production Department
Name: Pierre Hue | Role: Production Department
Name: Hussein Khedoo | Role: Production Department
Name: Ariane Lacan | Role: Production Department
Name: Guilhem Malgoire | Role: Production Department
Name: Emmanuel Mitry | Role: Production Department
Name: Mathieu Roux | Role: Production Department
Name: Serge Szwarcbart | Role: Production Department
Name: Isabelle Thillien | Role: Production Department
Name: Caroline Vandenbussche | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Emilie Barbault | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Isabelle Querrioux | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Mika Cotellon | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Philippe Crepet | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Johan Graslin | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Steven Lasson | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Laid Liazid | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Philippe Mayer | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Cyril Mignot | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Francois Poublan | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jonathan Alvord | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Miguel Bejo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jean-Paul Berreau | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Giorgio Borghetti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Brennan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brent Cox | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Catherine De Guirchitch | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laurent Flaesch | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jennifer Gaylord | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Flavien Gessati | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Emmanuel Le Ridant | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Georgia Lepore | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michelle Masseyeff | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Morgan Miles | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Orr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roger Pera | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frank Pitussi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gaelle Renard-Werner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alexandra Tavares | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Corinne Vallee | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wade Couturiaux | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Carley Hodgkinson | Role: Thanks
Name: Sylvia Whitman | Role: Thanks
Name: Véronique Zimmer | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Before Sunset | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2813919513/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2813919513/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564241801997.mp4?Expires=1788376776&Signature=m78SBZO40Eq~vSVutJqaXJ~JATky0yOIjcQQLRmEOT4epLvbF0JLTuy8GlpxISkLl~Fr4VGIV---RWpanfWYWaxG44zlKtPVLFmfBGU6j8vEMBKeXqULfMaG3VGaxvVxjIIk~dEennTqsXujd~Iu~SJAfAPoNg3Vq74srfDyIchvteC4ASryjtHunHQxno66tUmXq-0DPLHwMl-fK8WxgeTswVDFbsQo339iZV5PfF1oi3hrsJDOcYsHRa8tAKEhbDuxfsCnxvoQen7JuRHDUPZdo~ImI8zJo7VVRjJGyWzTws6TPij0y6BK7ATcSiXZ3x94pmN4c-hW7WBecUW11g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Before Sunset: Jesse's Book Idea | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi17024281/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi17024281/1434659529640-260ouz-1675727801050.mp4?Expires=1788376776&Signature=TFN47RbbUdV9L1WDl7Rdy2TkzJRvxLQuO9pJkBXnphctHt~kWk2kQ8RyRcTt6onkCeu7c82CFcCZ5R8l98OpfGJymZgzjaqj8FgE6I5OcfoDnw0MBOvNigHcBtNXQAvJCmOI6w7p0WJ5tS~-1HN7KPt-U2MWaPfB12C0g-5w8hLQsISekPCAEs-3LIUgK9axdMpmrTYS3ftYuZLolUBb-fI2To-IuNX9ArgtFYJTNTK~uxVS1m5S16lZnrETYbBWqaHfziWki27jGcS8dovg~mptXrT0C31~pRSBjXdijEvajJRa3eMaX~7QdrP2x2ddEfWR8KuIXWk~w5ZfCjTBNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Germany: February 10, 2004 (Berlin International Film Festival)
United States: April 3, 2004 (Vail Film Festival)
Switzerland: June 17, 2004 (German speaking region)
Germany: June 17, 2004
Austria: June 18, 2004
South Africa: June 18, 2004 (Durban Film Festival)
United States: June 23, 2004 (Los Angeles Film Festival)
United States: June 28, 2004 (New York City, New York, premiere)
United States: July 2, 2004 (limited)
Czech Republic: July 5, 2004 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 15, 2004
United Kingdom: July 18, 2004 (Cambridge Film Festival)
United Kingdom: July 23, 2004
New Zealand: July 23, 2004 (Auckland International Film Festival)
Denmark: July 30, 2004
New Zealand: July 30, 2004 (Wellington Film Festival)
United States: July 30, 2004
New Zealand: August 4, 2004 (Dunedin International Film Festival)
Australia: August 19, 2004
Israel: August 19, 2004
Iceland: August 25, 2004 (American Independent Film Festival)
France: September 9, 2004 (Deauville Film Festival)
Panama: September 10, 2004
Netherlands: September 14, 2004 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
Chile: September 16, 2004
Finland: September 19, 2004 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Switzerland: September 22, 2004 (French speaking region)
Netherlands: September 23, 2004
Brazil: September 24, 2004 (Festival of Rio)
Norway: September 24, 2004
Greece: September 25, 2004 (Athens Film Festival)
Canada: September 26, 2004 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Belgium: October 8, 2004 (Flanders International Film Festival)
Spain: October 8, 2004
Poland: October 9, 2004 (Warsaw Film Festival)
Hong Kong: October 14, 2004
Portugal: October 14, 2004
Greece: October 15, 2004
Poland: October 15, 2004
Sweden: October 15, 2004
Argentina: October 21, 2004
Finland: October 22, 2004
South Korea: October 22, 2004
Mexico: October 22, 2004 (limited)
Brazil: October 23, 2004 (São Paulo International Film Festival)
Philippines: October 27, 2004 (Manila)
Uruguay: November 6, 2004 (Festival de Cine de Montevideo)
Uruguay: November 11, 2004
Switzerland: November 19, 2004 (Italian speaking region)
Italy: November 19, 2004
Taiwan: November 26, 2004
Philippines: December 1, 2004 (Davao)
United Arab Emirates: February 2, 2005
Japan: February 5, 2005 (Tokyo)
Turkey: February 24, 2005 (Istanbul Independent Film Festival)
Belgium: March 16, 2005
France: March 16, 2005
Hungary: March 18, 2006 (TV premiere)
Australia: June 8, 2013 (Sydney Film Festival)
Taiwan: June 29, 2013 (Taipei Film Festival)
China: April 20, 2015 (Beijing International Film Festival)
South Korea: August 31, 2016 (re-release)
Singapore: January 4, 2018 (Blu-ray release)
India: July 24, 2018 (DVD premiere)
Ecuador: November 12, 2019 (DVD premiere)
Taiwan: December 4, 2020 (re-release)
Egypt: April 29, 2021 (DVD premiere)
Indonesia: April 29, 2021 (DVD premiere)
South Korea: August 14, 2024 (re-release)
Peru: February 13, 2025 (re-release)

Awards

Box Office