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Sleepers

Movie
1996
2h 27m
R
English
Crime, Drama, Thriller
User Score: 
7.7
Critic Score: 
61
Sleepers' Poster
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Sleepers Poster

Sleepers

R
Movie
1996
2h 27m
English
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.7
IMDB
Sleepers (1996) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
61

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Kevin Bacon
Sean Nokes
Robert De Niro
Father Bobby
Dustin Hoffman
Danny Snyder
Jason Patric
Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra
Brad Pitt
Michael Sullivan
Brad Renfro
Young Michael Sullivan
Minnie Driver
Carol Martinez
Billy Crudup
Tommy Marcano
Ron Eldard
John Reilly
Terry Kinney
Ralph Ferguson
Bruno Kirby
Shakes' Father
Frank Medrano
Fat Mancho
Joe Perrino
Young Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra
Geoffrey Wigdor
Young John Reilly
Jonathan Tucker
Young Tommy Marcano
Peter Appel
Boyfriend
Joseph Attanasio
Male Juror (as Joe Attanasio)
Gerry Becker
Forensics Expert
Pasquale Cajano
Superintendent
George Georgiadis
Hot Dog Vendor
Directed By: Barry Levinson
Written By: Barry Levinson (Screenplay), Lorenzo Carcaterra (Novel)

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rahulroy says...
8 years ago
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One thing that stands out here is the acting, it is spectacular. You really feel for all the characters especially the boys and the suffering they endure. However, where everything breaks down is the finale. [spoiler] Watching this movie in the 2017 with the number of pedophilia cases and stories in the news and their outcomes makes the ending highly improbable and nearly fantastical. The shooting of Nokes is what real revenge usually is, messy and unplanned. However, the court confession of Ferguson is highly unbelievable. They set up a priest to lie in court but a pedophile is so morally strong that he cannot? The ending plays like a Disney story, where righteousness and justice wins not matter how seemingly impossible the set up.[/spoiler]
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CloudspotterSupine says...
9 years ago
Rape is a subject that breaks many films, because very few writers can depict it without losing themselves in it. Sleepers is an example of a film that is better for the inclusion. Great acting all around.
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Spiritualized Kaos says...
3 months ago
Monte Cristo-style revenge of four reform school children.
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siggi963 says...
a month ago
This movie is one of my all time favourites. I like the story, I love the vibe of the movie and I absolutely love the main cast and their performances. Certainly, the story asks you to make one or two leaps of faith in order for it to work, but all in all it is just a great story that spans over 20 years. Just an excellent drama about abuse, revenge and, before all, friendship. Just a must-see.
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Featured User Reviews

Wuchak
6 years ago
***Justifiable execution and justifiable lying***

“Sleepers” (1991) starts out as a coming-of-age film about four boys in 1966-1967 from Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, and then morphs into a juvenile prison picture, which covers the first hour. The rest of the movie is a crime tragedy turned co More
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AstroNoud
3 years ago
‘Sleepers’ uses a disturbing and unnecessary narration to tell its controversial revenge story, but the rich characters and great actors easily make up for that.

8/10
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