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.
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
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...