Before... saga
- Films
- 3
- Years
- 1995–2013
- The first
- Before Sunrise 1995
- The latest
- Before Midnight 2013
- Best rated
- Before Sunset 9.1
- Back to back
- 4 h 49 min
The films in release order
Numbered by their first release anywhere; the date, where there is one, is their UK release.
About the Before... saga
Richard Linklater's 'Before' trilogy is one of cinema's most singular love stories: three films shot over eighteen years with the same actors, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, showing the same couple every nine years.
In 'Before Sunrise' (1995), Jesse, an American, and Céline, a French student, meet on a train and spend a night wandering around Vienna. In 'Before Sunset' (2004) they meet again in Paris for a few hours, and in 'Before Midnight' (2013) we see them as a couple, on holiday in Greece.
All three rest almost entirely on long conversations, and Hawke and Delpy became co-writers with Linklater: the last two were nominated for the Oscar for best adapted screenplay.
Questions about the Before... saga
How many Before... films are there?
The Before... saga has 3 released films: the first is Before Sunrise (1995) and the latest Before Midnight (2013).
In what order should you watch the Before... films?
In release order: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013).
What is the best Before... film?
For our readers, Before Sunset (2004), averaging 9.1 from 22 votes.
How long does it take to watch the whole Before... saga?
The 3 films add up to 4 h 49 min: how long they last back to back.
