Sleepers
"Four friends have made a mistake that will change their lives forever."
CrimeDramaThriller
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.
🎬 DirectorBarry Levinson
📅 Release1996-10-18
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioPropaganda Films, Baltimore Pictures
🗳 Votes3,871
🔥 Popularity9
💰 Budget$44,000,000
💵 Revenue$165,600,000
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🎭 Cast
Kevin Bacon
Nokes
Robert De Niro
Father Bobby
Dustin Hoffman
Danny Snyder
Bruno Kirby
Shakes' Father
Jason Patric
Shakes
Brad Pitt
Michael
Minnie Driver
Carol
Brad Renfro
Young Michael
Ron Eldard
John
Billy Crudup
Tommy
Vittorio Gassman
King Benny
Terry Kinney
Ralph
Frank Medrano
Fat Mancho
Jonathan Tucker
Young Tommy
Geoffrey Wigdor
Young John
🎥 Crew
Editor
Stu Linder
Producer
Steve Golin
Screenplay
Barry Levinson
Original Music Composer
John Williams
Novel
Lorenzo Carcaterra
Costume Design
Gloria Gresham
Set Decoration
Beth A. Rubino
Art Direction
Tim Galvin
Producer
Barry Levinson
Director of Photography
Michael Ballhaus
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🏷 Keywords
child abusesexual abusecourt casecourtrepaymentsadisticpastorjuvenile prisonjuvenile delinquentkids
💬 Reviews
***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 courtroom drama, taking place 13 years later in the early 80s. Jason Patric plays the adult version of…
‘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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