2014·Drama·1h 40m
7.3
★
At the lowest point in his life, Richie receives a call from his estranged sister, asking him to pick up his eleven-year-old niece from school. What begins as a simple favor turns into a nighttime odyssey through New York City, where the two form an unexpected bond.
Directed by Shawn Christensen
new york city
suicide attempt
babysitter
uncle niece relationship
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Cast
Shawn Christensen
Richie
Fatima Ptacek
Sophia
Emmy Rossum
Maggie
Paul Wesley
Gideon
Ron Perlman
Bill
Richard Schiff
Bruce
Fran Kranz
Darren
Hani Avital
Dead Girl
Isabelle McNally
Vista
Sean Ringgold
Devon
Joseph DeVito
The Collector
Michael Drayer
Jordan
Crew
Shawn Christensen
Director
Shawn Christensen
Writer
Andrew Napier
Editor
Daniel Katz
Director of Photography
Shawn Christensen
Producer
Paul Wesley
Producer
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Popular Reviews
95 reviews
mrrblltrnr
10.0★ · 06/26/26
Sofia never dies.
Sofia never dies.
Zoe
10.0★ · 05/11/26
“Yesterday I would’ve told you to kill me, but today I have a niece”
FUCKKK, I love this movie so so much and it means everything to me
Richie, you speak my language better than I do myself
I love the raw emotion and how this tells the story of myself and many others, better than ever imagined
This movie reminds me of the small things that I must hold onto in life, the fridays, the laughs with my friends, the package coming in the mail. A small star amongst the dark night sky, hope that can be the deciding factor to the question of life or death
Before you choose to disappear, please watch this movie and choose to speak and not to die. I promise you won’t regret it.
FUCKKK, I love this movie so so much and it means everything to me
Richie, you speak my language better than I do myself
I love the raw emotion and how this tells the story of myself and many others, better than ever imagined
This movie reminds me of the small things that I must hold onto in life, the fridays, the laughs with my friends, the package coming in the mail. A small star amongst the dark night sky, hope that can be the deciding factor to the question of life or death
Before you choose to disappear, please watch this movie and choose to speak and not to die. I promise you won’t regret it.
“Yesterday I would’ve told you to kill me, but today I have a niece”
FUCKKK, I love this movie so so much and it means everything to me
Richie, you speak my language better than I do myself
I love the raw emotion and how this tells the story of myself and many others, better than ever imagined
This movie reminds me of the small things that I must hold onto in life, the fridays, the laughs with my friends, the package coming in the mail. A small star amongst the dark night sky, hope that can be the deciding factor to the question of life or death
Before you choose to disappear, please watch this movie and choose to speak and not to die. I promise you won’t regret it.
FUCKKK, I love this movie so so much and it means everything to me
Richie, you speak my language better than I do myself
I love the raw emotion and how this tells the story of myself and many others, better than ever imagined
This movie reminds me of the small things that I must hold onto in life, the fridays, the laughs with my friends, the package coming in the mail. A small star amongst the dark night sky, hope that can be the deciding factor to the question of life or death
Before you choose to disappear, please watch this movie and choose to speak and not to die. I promise you won’t regret it.
BitPolako
10.0★ · 05/06/26
Dije "amo esta escena" durante toda la película.
Dije "amo esta escena" durante toda la película.
Tiffany
10.0★ · 05/03/26
"Death isn't just a destination for you. It's a part of you. It lives with you"
and that just hits so close to home. watching this movie gave me some sort of relief as well as a sense of familiarity. i wondered why i already got my eyes swelled up the moment he pulled out the fucking flip books.
i've written so many letters too that i always had to rewrite it because i had more new things to say. i realized that through that reason, it also became my 'excuse' to keep on living.
hell yeah im not ashamed to admit i relapsed after 4 years and had tried to attempt again, where the worse one was trying 4 times in one month. most of those attempts are stopped by someone i love. not through intentional means but them having to unintentionally call me in the middle of it.
maybe thats why i am very much grateful of the people around me. they have no idea that they saved me through their little ways.
and that just hits so close to home. watching this movie gave me some sort of relief as well as a sense of familiarity. i wondered why i already got my eyes swelled up the moment he pulled out the fucking flip books.
i've written so many letters too that i always had to rewrite it because i had more new things to say. i realized that through that reason, it also became my 'excuse' to keep on living.
hell yeah im not ashamed to admit i relapsed after 4 years and had tried to attempt again, where the worse one was trying 4 times in one month. most of those attempts are stopped by someone i love. not through intentional means but them having to unintentionally call me in the middle of it.
maybe thats why i am very much grateful of the people around me. they have no idea that they saved me through their little ways.
"Death isn't just a destination for you. It's a part of you. It lives with you"
and that just hits so close to home. watching this movie gave me some sort of relief as well as a sense of familiarity. i wondered why i already got my eyes swelled up the moment he pulled out the fucking flip books.
i've written so many letters too that i always had to rewrite it because i had more new things to say. i realized that through that reason, it also became my 'excuse' to keep on living.
hell yeah im not ashamed to admit i relapsed after 4 years and had tried to attempt again, where the worse one was trying 4 times in one month. most of those attempts are stopped by someone i love. not through intentional means but them having to unintentionally call me in the middle of it.
maybe thats why i am very much grateful of the people around me. they have no idea that they saved me through their little ways.
and that just hits so close to home. watching this movie gave me some sort of relief as well as a sense of familiarity. i wondered why i already got my eyes swelled up the moment he pulled out the fucking flip books.
i've written so many letters too that i always had to rewrite it because i had more new things to say. i realized that through that reason, it also became my 'excuse' to keep on living.
hell yeah im not ashamed to admit i relapsed after 4 years and had tried to attempt again, where the worse one was trying 4 times in one month. most of those attempts are stopped by someone i love. not through intentional means but them having to unintentionally call me in the middle of it.
maybe thats why i am very much grateful of the people around me. they have no idea that they saved me through their little ways.
denny
9.0★ · 04/30/26
for months i’ve been trying to think of a decent review (or a quip i could write in its place) for this movie. if i said something like “before i disappear is unlike anything i’ve ever seen before!” that’s a complete lie, since i watched the short film curfew that served as the launching point for the plot of this film and i’m always searching for movies with similar themes (dysfunctional/estranged family relationships, especially those with elements of mental illness, and heartwarming-ish but also kind of depressing narratives).
however, what i can say about before i disappear is that it is a very hopeful movie, especially for one that opens with a suicide attempt. before the onscreen events, richie lost someone very important to him. since that experience, he drifts through his days, lonely and miserable, that is, until his sister calls him and asks him for a very big favor: can he watch over his niece for an evening? a psychedelic and almost magical saga ensues, with richie and sophia (his sister’s daughter) traversing the new york city night life as richie seeks to make amends before he disappears.
this film reached into my chest and tugged on my heart. i honestly don’t know how to explain the impact it had on me when i first saw it. i’ve seen several people talking about how before i disappear made them want to keep living, how they, like richie, realized that they wanted to see tomorrow. i can 100% understand that sentiment. before i disappear is cinematic brilliance with an emotionally charged storyline. it’s clear how much the creators of this film cared about bringing it into existence in all of its moody-lighted glory. it’s spectacular, and i will be returning to this one frequently (but not too frequently that i manage to tarnish its initial significance).
however, what i can say about before i disappear is that it is a very hopeful movie, especially for one that opens with a suicide attempt. before the onscreen events, richie lost someone very important to him. since that experience, he drifts through his days, lonely and miserable, that is, until his sister calls him and asks him for a very big favor: can he watch over his niece for an evening? a psychedelic and almost magical saga ensues, with richie and sophia (his sister’s daughter) traversing the new york city night life as richie seeks to make amends before he disappears.
this film reached into my chest and tugged on my heart. i honestly don’t know how to explain the impact it had on me when i first saw it. i’ve seen several people talking about how before i disappear made them want to keep living, how they, like richie, realized that they wanted to see tomorrow. i can 100% understand that sentiment. before i disappear is cinematic brilliance with an emotionally charged storyline. it’s clear how much the creators of this film cared about bringing it into existence in all of its moody-lighted glory. it’s spectacular, and i will be returning to this one frequently (but not too frequently that i manage to tarnish its initial significance).
for months i’ve been trying to think of a decent review (or a quip i could write in its place) for this movie. if i said something like “before i disappear is unlike anything i’ve ever seen before!” that’s a complete lie, since i watched the short film curfew that served as the launching point for the plot of this film and i’m always searching for movies with similar themes (dysfunctional/estranged family relationships, especially those with elements of mental illness, and heartwarming-ish but also kind of depressing narratives).
however, what i can say about before i disappear is that it is a very hopeful movie, especially for one that opens with a suicide attempt. before the onscreen events, richie lost someone very important to him. since that experience, he drifts through his days, lonely and miserable, that is, until his sister calls him and asks him for a very big favor: can he watch over his niece for an evening? a psychedelic and almost magical saga ensues, with richie and sophia (his sister’s daughter) traversing the new york city night life as richie seeks to make amends before he disappears.
this film reached into my chest and tugged on my heart. i honestly don’t know how to explain the impact it had on me when i first saw it. i’ve seen several people talking about how before i disappear made them want to keep living, how they, like richie, realized that they wanted to see tomorrow. i can 100% understand that sentiment. before i disappear is cinematic brilliance with an emotionally charged storyline. it’s clear how much the creators of this film cared about bringing it into existence in all of its moody-lighted glory. it’s spectacular, and i will be returning to this one frequently (but not too frequently that i manage to tarnish its initial significance).
however, what i can say about before i disappear is that it is a very hopeful movie, especially for one that opens with a suicide attempt. before the onscreen events, richie lost someone very important to him. since that experience, he drifts through his days, lonely and miserable, that is, until his sister calls him and asks him for a very big favor: can he watch over his niece for an evening? a psychedelic and almost magical saga ensues, with richie and sophia (his sister’s daughter) traversing the new york city night life as richie seeks to make amends before he disappears.
this film reached into my chest and tugged on my heart. i honestly don’t know how to explain the impact it had on me when i first saw it. i’ve seen several people talking about how before i disappear made them want to keep living, how they, like richie, realized that they wanted to see tomorrow. i can 100% understand that sentiment. before i disappear is cinematic brilliance with an emotionally charged storyline. it’s clear how much the creators of this film cared about bringing it into existence in all of its moody-lighted glory. it’s spectacular, and i will be returning to this one frequently (but not too frequently that i manage to tarnish its initial significance).