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Sleepers

  • 1996
  • R
  • 2h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
230K
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POPULARITY
1,266
72
Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)
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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 give... Read allAfter 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.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.

  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writers
    • Lorenzo Carcaterra
    • Barry Levinson
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Kevin Bacon
    • Brad Pitt
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    230K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,266
    72
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Lorenzo Carcaterra
      • Barry Levinson
    • Stars
      • Robert De Niro
      • Kevin Bacon
      • Brad Pitt
    • 369User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Brad Renfro, Jonathan Tucker, Joe Perrino, and Geoffrey Wigdor in Sleepers (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Minnie Driver, Jason Patric, Billy Crudup, and Ron Eldard in Sleepers (1996)
    Robert De Niro in Sleepers (1996)
    Dustin Hoffman, Billy Crudup, and Ron Eldard in Sleepers (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)
    Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)

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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Father Bobby
    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Nokes
    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Michael
    Jason Patric
    Jason Patric
    • Shakes
    Billy Crudup
    Billy Crudup
    • Tommy
    Ron Eldard
    Ron Eldard
    • John
    Minnie Driver
    Minnie Driver
    • Carol
    Vittorio Gassman
    Vittorio Gassman
    • King Benny
    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Danny Snyder
    Terry Kinney
    Terry Kinney
    • Ferguson
    Bruno Kirby
    Bruno Kirby
    • Shakes' Father
    Frank Medrano
    Frank Medrano
    • Fat Mancho
    Joe Perrino
    Joe Perrino
    • Young Shakes
    Brad Renfro
    Brad Renfro
    • Young Michael
    Geoffrey Wigdor
    Geoffrey Wigdor
    • Young John
    Jonathan Tucker
    Jonathan Tucker
    • Young Tommy
    Peter Appel
    Peter Appel
    • Boyfriend
    Joseph Attanasio
    • Male Juror
    • (as Joe Attanasio)
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Lorenzo Carcaterra
      • Barry Levinson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Brad Pitt is not fond of his performance on the movie: "I think I was a disservice to it. This is the period where I really started getting confused and discombobulated. Because [my career] started blowing up, for one. Suddenly, I had a lot of people in my ear telling me what I should do and what I shouldn't do."
    • Goofs
      The narrator reports the summer of 1968 as "the Summer of Love." This was actually a hippie-reference nickname given to the summer of 1967.
    • Quotes

      Nokes: What do you want?

      John: What I've always wanted. To watch you die.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Chamber/The Ghost and the Darkness/The Long Kiss Goodnight/Looking for Richard/Freeway (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Walk Like A Man
      Performed by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

      Written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio (as Robert Gaudio)

      Courtesy of The Four Seasons Partnership

      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews369

    Review
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    Featured review
    9/10
    Excellent
    I really liked this movie. Great acting, great direction, great plot!

    As another reviewer pointed out, the movie indeed has 3 parts. before,at and after the correction center. All three parts are equaly gripping. Except that the part in the correction center is very dark and disturbing.

    Brad Pitt shines in a small role he has. So does Jason Patrick. Hoffman has his ususal confused charisma. Rest of the supporting cast is excellent too. Especially the denizens of hell's kitchen. Kevin Bacon looks realy menacing. But the person who realy shows his caliber again is de niro. He has one of these rare "non-swearing" roles of his. There is a scene where Jason Patric tells the story of the abuses they faced, and the camera focusses on Robert De Niro's face. Only thing changes is his eyes, from sharp and focussed at the first, you see them widening and then you see some trace of tears. Great! This scence reminds me of Omar Shariff standing on a balcony while soldiers start mayhem on the streets, in Dr. Zhivago.

    A good care has been taken in getting child stars and adult stars look pretty similar.

    Only thing li'll bit out of the place is constant referance to Count of montecristo. The revenge in the book is "sweet lasting revenge" where in this movie its straight shot. But heck! this is real life!

    the last night the friends spend together is also really touching.

    my rating 9/10.
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    • Aug 24, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Levinson.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Những Kẻ Ngủ Mơ
    • Filming locations
      • Fairfield Hills Hospital - Mile Hill Rd., Newtown, Connecticut, USA(as Wilkinson School for Boys)
    • Production companies
      • Astoria Films
      • Baltimore Pictures
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $44,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $53,315,285
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,305,745
      • Oct 20, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $165,615,285
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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