Before I Fall

PG-13

Released Mar 3, 2017

1 hr. 40 min.

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Samantha Kingston (Zoey Deutch) seems to have it all: popularity, a loving boyfriend (Kian Lawley) and a seemingly perfect future. Everything changes in the blink of an eye when she dies in a car crash but then magically wakes up to find herself reliving the same day over and over again. As Samantha tries to untangle the mystery of a life derailed, she must also unravel the secrets of the people closest to her and discover how the power of a single day can make a difference.

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Critics Consensus

Before I Fall's familiar ingredients are enlivened by a fresh YA perspective and a strong performance from emerging star Zoey Deutch.

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FEISTY

I am guessing the people who voted this as a bad movie were the bullies in school. So they can't relate to how they made many of us feel. My high school years were very tough due to bullies. This is a must-see movie. One of the best I have seen lately. Heartfelt and true. Anyone with any type of feelings will enjoy this movie. The actress was amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Nextech R

This is one of those films that make you reflect on your life and your choices after completing it. A perfectly written script paired with beautiful cinematography, also while staying true to the novel it is based off of

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Meydiana R

SPOILERS!!! In the beginning, I had high hopes for this movie as it seemed like one of those typical time loop movies, where the main character at some point realizes what they have to do differently and somehow change and have a long-lasting life outside the time loop. I loved that they showed the different stages the main character went through. And how their Character develops. My biggest problem is just the ending. And it is also the reason why this OK movie gets only one star. Don't get me wrong, I understand that the movie is supposed to be a reminder to live every day as if it were your last and to treat the people around you right. I also think it is symbolic of how ignorant people get towards each other. The ending to me just made no sense at all! How is sacrificing herself going to help anyone? She might have saved that girl's life this time but what about the future? The main character's friends are most likely not going to stop to bully that other girl... and maybe even blame her for their friends' death! And what about the guy she kisses in the end? What about him? He is always going to think of what could have happened if she hadn't run in front of that truck. The main character as a mean girl and bully gets around having to work on herself and get things straighten out. All in all this movie was a waste of time and not worth watching!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Kona B

The first half of the movie is very dull, and Deutch's great acting was the only thing that got me through, but the third act is very compelling and the movie actually has a beautiful climactic ending

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Julietta :

The beginning was kinda slow, but as the story continued it got more and more interesting. Touching ending </3

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Curt P

A perfect movie and story about what is really important in this life. Wow! Only feeling, empathic people will 'get' it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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Ry Russo-Young

Director

Zoey Deutch

Samantha Kingston

Halston Sage

Lindsay Edgecomb

Logan Miller

Kent McFuller

Kian Lawley

Rob Cokran

Elena Kampouris

Juliet Sykes

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

Before I Fall is one of the more pleasant surprises of the year.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 9, 2017

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

Director Ry Russo-Young seems genuinely interested in tapping into these characters and reminding us what fresh hell adolescence brings each day, but the material resists her.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 8, 2017

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Richard Brody

New Yorker

There's little that the director, Ry Russo-Young, can do with the material's sentimental thinness, but she does something nonetheless ...

Mar 6, 2017

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Kip Mooney

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Takes Groundhog Day's concept to high school, but fails to do anything interesting with it.

Rated: C-

Aug 28, 2021

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Leo Brady

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Before I Fall is a plastic, phony effort of teenage melodrama, that struggles to give us a reason to enjoy going back to high school for one day, let alone repeat it over and over again.

Rated: 1.5/4

Feb 7, 2021

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Vincent Schilling

Indian Country Today

How far can you emulate the 'Groundhog Day' story and still make a worthwhile film? Apparently far enough with 'Before I fall,' as I truly enjoyed it.

Rated: 8.4/10

Jul 13, 2020

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Synopsis

Samantha Kingston (Zoey Deutch) seems to have it all: popularity, a loving boyfriend (Kian Lawley) and a seemingly perfect future. Everything changes in the blink of an eye when she dies in a car crash but then magically wakes up to find herself reliving the same day over and over again. As Samantha tries to untangle the mystery of a life derailed, she must also unravel the secrets of the people closest to her and discover how the power of a single day can make a difference.

Director: Ry Russo-Young
Executive Producer: Brett Bouttier, Robyn Marshall, Lauren Oliver, Marc Bienstock
Screenwriter: Maria Maggenti
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Jon Shestack
Rating: PG-13 (Drinking|Bullying|Some Violent Images|Language|Mature Thematic Content|Sexuality)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 16, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.2M

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