Sleepers

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.

Cast

Kevin Bacon

as Sean Nokes

Robert De Niro

as Father Bobby

Dustin Hoffman

as Danny Snyder

Jason Patric

as Lorenzo 'Shakes' Carcaterra

Brad Pitt

as Michael Sullivan

Brad Renfro

as Young Michael Sullivan

Minnie Driver

as Carol Martinez

Billy Crudup

as Tommy Marcano

Ron Eldard

as John Reilly

Vittorio Gassman

as King Benny

Reviews

Wuchak

***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 courtroo...

AstroNoud

‘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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