Before Midnight

A 2013 romantic drama directed by Richard Linklater, concluding the Before trilogy. Nine years have passed since the events of Before Sunset. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) are now living together, raising their twin daughters. Spending the summer in Greece, they confront the realities of a long-term relationship—love, exhaustion, disappointments, and unresolved issues from the past. Their conversations, filled with philosophy, humor, and raw emotion, lead to an intense confrontation that questions their future. The film offers a mature and honest exploration of love, compromise, and the struggles of sustaining a relationship beyond its romantic beginnings.