Before Midnight

2013 film directed by Richard Linklater
Movie film Q2909183
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Summary

Before Midnight is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,552 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Richard Linklater[3]
  • Screenwriter: Richard Linklater[4], Julie Delpy[5], Ethan Hawke[6]
  • Composer: Graham Reynolds[7]
  • Genre: romance film[8], drama film[9]
  • Cast member: Ariane Labed[10], Athina Rachel Tsangari[11], Ethan Hawke[12], Julie Delpy[13], Walter Lassally[14], Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick[15]
  • Producer: Richard Linklater[16], Christos V. Konstantakopoulos[17]
  • Part of the series: The Before Trilogy[18]
  • Production company: Castle Rock Entertainment[19]
  • Director of photography: Christos Voudouris[20]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[21], French[22], Greek[23]
  • Commons category: Before Midnight[24]
  • Review score: 8.7/10[25], 98%[26], 94/100[27], 7.9/10[28]
  • Color: color[29]
  • Country of origin: United States[30]
  • Publication date: January 20, 2013[31], February 7, 2013[32], May 24, 2013[33], June 6, 2013[34], June 7, 2013[35], June 14, 2013[36], August 1, 2013[37]
  • Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics[38], ADS Service[39]
  • Narrative location: Greece[40]
  • Official website: http://www.beforemidnightmovie.com/[41]
  • Filming location: Greece[42]
  • Film editor: Sandra Adair[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[44]
  • Executive producer: John Sloss[45]
  • Title: Before Midnight[46]
  • MPA film rating: R[47]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[48]

Why It Matters

Before Midnight has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Filmová databáze film id → 109974
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  3. 7w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14710 → F01246
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2013-01-20T00:00:00Z, +2013-02-07T00:00:00Z, +2013-05-24T00:00:00Z +4
    Screenwriter → Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
    Duration → {'amount': '+109'}
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