Editing Before Sunset (section)

==Release==
''Before Sunset'' [[Film premiere|premiered]] at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in February 2004, and received a [[limited release]] in the United States on July 2, 2004.

===Box office===
In its opening weekend, the film grossed $219,425 in 20 theaters in the United States, averaging $10,971 per theater. During its entire theatrical run, the film grossed $5.8 million in the United States and nearly $16 million worldwide.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beforesunset.htm |title=Before Sunset (2004) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=December 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126152733/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beforesunset.htm |archive-date=November 26, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Before Sunset'' holds an approval rating of 94% based on 177 reviews, with an average rating of 8.30/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Filled with engaging dialogue, ''Before Sunset'' is a witty, poignant romance, with natural chemistry between Hawke and Delpy."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/before_sunset |title=Before Sunset (2004) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] score of 91 out of 100 based on 39 reviews from mainstream publications, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/before-sunset |title=Before Sunset Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> The film appeared on 28 critics' top 10 lists of the best films of 2004,<ref name="Top10">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2004/toptens.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527234801/http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2004/toptens.shtml|archive-date=May 27, 2008|title=Metacritic: 2004 Film Critic Top Ten Lists|access-date=February 13, 2011|website=Metacritic}}</ref> and took the 27th spot on Metacritic's list of The Best-Reviewed Movies of the Decade (2000–09).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://features.metacritic.com/features/2009/the-best-movies-of-the-decade|title=The Best Movies of the Decade|website=Metacritic|access-date=April 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503200024/http://features.metacritic.com/features/2009/the-best-movies-of-the-decade|archive-date=May 3, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In comparing this film to its predecessor, American film critic [[Roger Ebert]] wrote, "''Before Sunrise'' was a remarkable celebration of the fascination of good dialogue. But ''Before Sunset'' is better, perhaps because the characters are older and wiser, perhaps because they have more to lose (or win), and perhaps because Hawke and Delpy wrote the dialogue themselves."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040702/REVIEWS/407020312/1023 |title=Before Sunset Review |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=July 2, 2004 |access-date=December 28, 2009 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127105544/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20040702%2FREVIEWS%2F407020312%2F1023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In her review for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', [[Manohla Dargis]] lauded the film as a "deeper, truer work of art than the first," and praised director Linklater for making a film that "keeps faith with American cinema at its finest."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-dargis2jul02-04,2,1313132.story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523190447/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-dargis2jul02-04%2C2%2C1313132.story|archive-date=May 23, 2008|title='Before Sunset' – Movie Review|date=July 2, 2004|access-date=February 13, 2011|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Reviewing the acting, [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' observed, "Hawke and Delpy find nuance, art and eroticism in words, spoken and unspoken. The actors shine."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/before-sunset-20040616 |title=Before Sunset : Review : Rolling Stone|date=June 16, 2004|access-date=April 30, 2011|last=Travers|first=Peter|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> [[Philip French]] of ''[[The Observer]]'' wrote,

{{blockquote|Both Hawke and Delpy are excellent and their performances have real depth. This time, too, they're doing more than appearing as fictional creations in a ''Richard Linklater'' film. They now share the writing credit with him and are clearly putting much of their experiences of the past decade into characters they have possessed and been possessed by.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2004/jul/25/features.review37|title=Brief re-encounter|access-date=December 28, 2009|work=[[The Observer]]|location=London|first=Philip|last=French|date=July 25, 2004}}</ref>}}

On the merits of the script, [[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted, it was "sometimes maddening," but "also enthralling, precisely because of its casual disregard for the usual imperatives of screenwriting." He elaborated,

{{blockquote|Can't they just say what they mean? Can you? Language, after all, is not just about points and meanings. It is a medium of communication, yes, but also of avoidance, misdirection, self-protection and plain confusion, all of which are among the themes of this movie, which captures a deep truth seldom acknowledged on screen or in books.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/02/movies/film-review-reunited-still-talking-still-uneasy.html |title=FILM REVIEW: Reunited, Still Talking, Still Uneasy |access-date=December 28, 2009 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |first=A. O. |last=Scott |date=July 2, 2004}}</ref>}}

In the United Kingdom, the film was ranked the 110th-greatest movie of all time by a 2008 ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' poll.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/500/77.asp|title=Empire Features – 500 Greatest Movies of All Time|access-date=January 25, 2010|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref> In 2010, the critics at ''[[The Guardian]]'' placed ''Before Sunrise/Before Sunset'' at number 3 in their list of the best romantic films of all time, and called the ending of ''Before Sunset'' "one of the most tantalising and ingenious endings in all cinema."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/16/before-sunrise-sunset-romance |title=Before Sunrise/Before Sunset: No 3 best romantic film of all time |last=Gilbey |first=Ryan |date=October 16, 2010 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=January 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201120532/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/oct/16/before-sunrise-sunset-romance |archive-date=February 1, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

;Top 10 lists
As noted by [[Metacritic]], the film appeared on the following critics' top 10 lists of 2004.<ref name="Top10" />

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* 1st – [[Village Voice Film Poll]] (94 film critics surveyed)
* 1st – Stephanie Zacharek, ''[[Salon.com]]''
* 1st – Marc Savlov, ''[[Austin Chronicle]]''
* 2nd – [[David Ansen]], ''[[Newsweek]]''
* 2nd – [[Mick LaSalle]], ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''
* 2nd – Carla Meyer, ''San Francisco Chronicle''
* 3rd – [[Ty Burr]], ''[[The Boston Globe]]''
* 3rd – Kimberley Jones, ''Austin Chronicle''
* 3rd – [[James Berardinelli]], ''[[ReelViews]]''
* 3rd – Charles Taylor, Salon.com
* 3rd – Dennis Lim, ''[[Village Voice]]''
* 4th – [[Manohla Dargis]], ''[[The New York Times]]''
* 4th – [[Michael Atkinson (writer)|Michael Atkinson]], ''Village Voice''
* 4th – [[Michael Sragow]], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''
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* 5th – Ruthe Stein, ''San Francisco Chronicle''
* 6th – Michael Wilmington, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
* 6th – [[Owen Gleiberman]], ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
* 6th – Jack Mathews, ''[[New York Daily News]]''
* 6th – [[J. Hoberman]], ''Village Voice''
* 7th – [[Jonathan Rosenbaum]], ''[[Chicago Reader]]''
* 7th – Lawrence Toppman, ''[[The Charlotte Observer]]''
* 8th – Scott Foundas, ''[[LA Weekly]]''
* 9th – Claudia Puig, ''[[USA Today]]''
* 9th – Marjorie Baumgarten, ''Austin Chronicle''
* No order specified – [[Ella Taylor]], ''LA Weekly''
* No order specified – Carina Chocano, ''Los Angeles Times''
* No order specified – [[Steven Rea]], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
* No order specified – [[Shawn Anthony Levy]], ''[[Portland Oregonian]]''
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===Accolades===
;Awards
* 2004 [[2004 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards|Boston Society of Film Critics Award]] – Best Film (2nd Place)

;Nominations
* 2004 [[77th Academy Awards]] – [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)]] for Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Kim Krizan
* 2004 [[Independent Spirit Award]] – [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] for Richard Linklater, July Delpy and Ethan Hawke
* 2005 [[Writers Guild of America Award]] – [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] for Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Kim Krizan
* 2004 [[Berlin International Film Festival]] – [[Golden Bear]]
* 2004 [[Gotham Awards]] – Best Film

In a 2016 [[BBC]] poll of 177 critics worldwide, ''Before Sunset'' was voted the [[BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century|73rd best film since 2000]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films |title=The 21st century's 100 greatest films |publisher=BBC |date=August 23, 2016 |access-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, ''[[The Guardian]]'' ranked the film 50th in its 100 best films of the 21st century list.<ref>{{cite news |title=The 100 best films of the 21st century |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/13/100-best-films-movies-of-the-21st-century |website=The Guardian |date=September 13, 2019 |access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>