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 Nokes

Robert De Niro

as Father Bobby

Dustin Hoffman

as Danny Snyder

Bruno Kirby

as Shakes' Father

Jason Patric

as Shakes

Brad Pitt

as Michael

Minnie Driver

as Carol

Brad Renfro

as Young Michael

Ron Eldard

as John

Billy Crudup

as Tommy

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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