25th Hour (35mm)
Opens September 11, 2026
September 12 | 4:45pm | SIFF Film Center
September 13 | 2pm | SIFF Film Center
Presented by Grand Illusion Cinema. Adapting David Benioff’s novel (with Benioff himself writing the screenplay), Spike Lee directed the first major motion picture to acknowledge the September 11th attacks. The filmmaker captures the somber atmosphere of life near ground zero while telling a gripping story set over the course of a tense day in which a convicted drug dealer (Edward Norton) tries to make peace with himself, his friends, and loved ones before going behind bars.
SIFF year-round passes and vouchers are not valid for this screening.
Featuring outstanding cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto, a riveting lead performance by Norton, and brilliant supporting performances by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, and Brian Cox, 25th Hour is a thrillingly made psychological diagnosis of both a man and a city.
Named the 3rd best movie of the 21st century by "The Big Picture" podcast.
“A superb film.” Michael Wilmington, Chicago Reader
“A melancholy tone poem, deeply affecting in its mute apprehension of loss.” David Edelstein, Slate
- Director: Spike Lee
- Principal Cast: Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin
- Country: USA
- Year: 2002
- Running Time: 135 min.
- Language: English