Sleepers

Sleepers

  • Director: Barry Levinson
  • Writer: Lorenzo Carcaterra,Barry Levinson
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 18, 1996
  • Runtime: 2h 27min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Сплячі
  • "Sleepers" is a crime film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Kevin Bacon and Billy Crudup.
    The film tells the story of the childhood lives of four friends in the lower-class neighborhoods of New York, their encounters in the correctional facility and the story of how they managed to get revenge when they grew up.

    Details

    • Release date October 18, 1996
    • Filming locations Fairfield Hills Hospital - Mile Hill Rd., Newtown, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies Astoria Films, Baltimore Pictures, Polygram Filmed Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $44,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $53,315,285

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $12,305,745

    Gross worldwide

    $165,615,285

    Movie reviews

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    • By Joelle 2022-03-19 09:01:03

      I want to close my eyes not to see where I go

      When I saw the introduction of the film, I was attracted by "Four Brothers of Pride" and "Robert De Niro", and thought it was another gangster classic, which made me feel irritated. Unexpectedly, it is so sad and touching nerves, because it is not a heroic and tragic hero, but a powerless struggle in the mortal world.
          
          I like this kind of film that narrates and expresses at the same time. It may be that with the increase of age, I hope this kind of emotion will be slowly...

    • By Michel 2022-03-18 09:01:03

      successful revenge

      I seldom watch this kind of revenge movies before.
      I really wonder why when power is in the hands of some people, it becomes a tool to oppress others, especially those vulnerable groups, women, children, and the elderly.
      There is no benefit here, only Perverts, perverts of human nature,
      they have no evidence , they don't expose it, they just forbear,
      WE JUST WANT TO MAKE THEM FEEL WHAT WE FEEL. The obedient to numb boy's eyes flashed with dazzling light instantly.
      Maybe...

    • By Demarco 2022-03-17 09:01:03

      It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years

      Another revenge story.
      I've watched too many revenge stories, and I'm bored. I've watched too many revenge movies, so I'm bored.
      Although the plot of the film is still gripping, suspenseful, and full of big-name stars, I really don't see what this movie is trying to tell us?
      Friendship? There were friendships when I was a child, but when I grew up, I didn't keep in touch with each other very often. There must be differences between them. Besides, the relationship between the...

    • By Mauricio 2022-03-17 09:01:03

      another arena

      Sleeper. I heard that the film was mentioned by a classmate in 1997, and it was an international screen magazine from Japan. I watched it until 2005, and it was unforgettable. On the streets of New York, four ignorant and playful teenagers were sent to the reformatory because of troubles. Among them, the prison guards were tortured and psychologically distorted. After coming out, they worked in the underworld and accidentally shot and killed the former prison guards... The reporter...

    • By Madisyn 2022-03-16 09:01:03

      "Sleeper"

      This is a movie released in 1996. De Niro plays a dedicated and righteous priest named Bobby.

      The story is about Eskichin, a low-level residential area in New York, USA in the 1960s. Four little friends were sentenced to one year in a juvenile reformatory for mischievous crimes. The torture and humiliation they endured during this period made them take these hatreds to heart. As Shakespeare said: "I remember the coldest October night most clearly, it was my...

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    • By Cyrus 2023-09-12 17:51:31

      One point for the priest. Completely meaningless procrastination, this story is purely fictional, and it's a fart, two and a half...

    • By Mona 2023-06-24 06:36:58

      Top heavy is serious. Exaggerated but no climax. I don't know how the original work is, and the adaptation of the script is relatively...

    • By Marty 2023-05-18 22:22:54

      The big names are gathered, and the plot is...

    • By Davon 2022-04-24 07:01:03

      I remember watching a clip when I was very young, they were sent to a reformatory. . . It was great to see a movie like this in those days, and of course Robert De Niro was...

    • By Pierce 2022-04-24 07:01:03

      Before leaving the reformatory, the plot was better. . Later, the plot was too scattered and pointless =...

    Movie plot

    Lorenzo, Michael, John and Tommy were childhood playmates. In an irritating hot afternoon, they planned a street prank. They wanted to make fun of the hawker, but they caused a catastrophe. They were sentenced to 9 to 18 months in a juvenile correctional facility, and therefore earned the nickname "Sleeping". In it, the perverted guard Sean taught them what evil is. It has been more than ten years since Lorenzo and Michael have become...
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    Evaluation action

    The film "The Sleeper" is one of the most sensational films in Hollywood in 1996. Many superstars participated in the performance of the film. However, compared to the luxurious cast of the film, the strong social significance and irony of the film itself are obviously more eye-catching.
    This is a feature film that lasts more than 150 minutes. The film is divided into three parts. The first part tells the childhood life of the four...
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    Movie quotes

    • Father Bobby: [about Shakes' prank in the church] Nuns are such easy targets.

    • Lorenzo: [narrating] Hell's Kitchen was a place of innocence ruled by corruption.

    • Shakes' Father: He should not have to do time. Nobody in this family should have to do time. I've done enough time for *everybody*!