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.
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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
Director
Barry Levinson
Screenplay
Barry Levinson
Tagline
"Four friends have made a mistake that will change their lives forever."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$44,000,000
Revenue
$165,600,000
Production
Propaganda Films, Baltimore Pictures
Wuchak
December 17, 2018
***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 Shake...
AstroNoud
February 26, 2022
‘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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