---
title: '25th Hour (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Spike Lee'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 135
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/25th-hour-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307901/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 25th Hour (2002)

2002 · 135 min · Drama, Crime · United States

Part of: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Edward Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-norton), [Spike Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-lee), [Tobey Maguire](https://cinepixo.com/people/tobey-maguire)
- **Director:** [Spike Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-lee)
- **Screenplay:** [David Benioff](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-benioff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Terence Blanchard](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-blanchard)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rodrigo Prieto](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-prieto)
- **Editor:** [Barry Alexander Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-alexander-brown)

## Cast

- [Rosario Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosario-dawson) as Naturelle Riviera
- [Tony Siragusa](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-siragusa)
- [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-seymour-hoffman) as Jacob Elinsky
- [Aaron Stanford](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-stanford)
- [Tony Devon](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-devon)
- [Levan Uchaneishvili](https://cinepixo.com/people/levan-uchaneishvili)
- [Edward Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-norton) as Monty Brogan
- [Armando Riesco](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-riesco)
- [Keith Nobbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-nobbs)
- [Barry Pepper](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-pepper) as Francis Xavier Slaughtery
- [Vanessa Ferlito](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-ferlito)
- [Isiah Whitlock Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/isiah-whitlock-jr)
- [Brian Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-cox) as James Brogan
- [Patrice O'Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrice-o-neal)
- [Dania Ramirez](https://cinepixo.com/people/dania-ramirez)

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