Sleepers (1996)
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- Official Trailer (02:12)
- Trailer 1 (02:16)
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Synopsis
After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge.
Cast
- Kevin Bacon
- Billy Crudup
- Robert De Niro
- Ron Eldard
- Minnie Driver
- Vittorio Gassman
- Dustin Hoffman
- Terry Kinney
- Jason Patric
- Brad Pitt
Letterboxd User Reviews
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- Apr 2, 2021
all this because of a hot dog
nickApr 15, 2021you wouldn't be able to keep me away from church if robert de niro was the priest
neveHave you ever asked yourself: "what would Stand By Me be like if the kids didn't just find a dead body, but were responsible for one?" A fascinating look into how society and it's darkest components shape its citizens. "This is a true story about friendship", the opening…
DanSolo - Jan 23, 2021
Stand By Me but make it 100x sadder and more tragic
zoeMar 31, 2017The magic of the first act with the children was really lost during the second act with the adults.
AshleyAug 25, 2017" We didn't see the vendor as a man. Didn't see the long hours he worked hard. Didn't see he had two kids and a wife in Greece, whom he hoped to bring to this country. We only saw free lunch" Damn! I wouldn't say this film is flawless. It's definitely a bit long but it's…
Rohit Kumar . - Apr 2, 2021
Jaw-lines galore
DeCoon22Aug 27, 2022came for Robert De Niro as hot priest, left with the trauma. should've known this was hard to watch.
mathewApr 30, 2021brad pitt smoking under the street light got me feeling some kinda way ngl
nic 🗽
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- Formal lovedSleepers
The story was amazing and the cast was insane. It’s interesting to see how the four characters develop because of the traumas that occurred. 🔥
dummk likedSleepersI hadn’t expected this film to be as dark as it was. Kevin Bacon’s performance was terrifying.
Jikitiz is "meh" onSleepersSleepers🔥😴
- Ben Lecker lovedSleepers
I knew absolutely nothing going into this movie but thought it was really well done. The acting throughout was full of heavy hitters and they all did a fantastic job, with De Niro standing out as Father Bobby. The story was extremely interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. One…
Tyra lovedSleepersThis movie is absolutely insane, i’ve rewatched it multiple times and everytime water works. you start off the movie with a group of everyday boys, they wreck havoc on the city and get into trouble the best that they can. not until the consequences meet their actions. of course,
Nick Dubberly likedSleepersAll I can say is that I was not prepared! I was not prepared for how great of a story this was! I was not prepared for such an amazing cast! Now that’s not to say there aren’t some parts that can make your stomach turn a little, but overall this is a pretty great film!
- Ant0ine lovedSleepers
8.5/10 A film in the same vein as Mystic River, certainly, the outcome is not as shocking, but the entire construction and outcome of the story is incredible. the actors do an incredible job, Kevin Bacon is terrifying. the cast is incredible.
Lena lovedSleepers(Warnung es sind halt Szenen von sexuellen Missbrauch) der Film zeigt wie kleine Momente oder einfach Dinge, die man macht, die man nicht tun soll, sein ganzes Leben empfinden können und wie kraftvoll Rache sein kann
KAROL BLANCO lovedSleepersIncreíble pieza del cine, la forma como toca temas tan distorsionados en el mundo simplemente genera ovación porque te hace sentir de una manera tan sensible ante el abuso y ver la realidad de este
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Metacritic
Recalls those corny Warner Bros. movies about Dead End Kids.
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
Rent the devastating The Boys of St. Vincent to see how slick and hollow Sleepers is, how little it reveals about the real nature and effect of child abuse. [28 October 1996, p. 74]
David Ansen
Newsweek
At some low, what's-next level, Sleepers works like, well, gangbusters. [28 October 1996, p. 113]
Richard Schickel
Time
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