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Sleepers

Four friends have made a mistake that will change their lives forever.

7.6(4,078)19962h 27m14

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$44M
Box office
$165.6M
Language
English
  • child abuse
  • sexual abuse
  • based on novel or book
  • court case
  • court
  • gangster
  • repayment
  • sadistic
  • narration
  • pastor
  • irish-american
  • juvenile prison

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR18 Oct 1996
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical183 Jan 1997
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+3 Jan 1997
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18 Oct 1996
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical167 Feb 1997
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+13 Mar 1997
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1230 Oct 1996
    • PhysicalDVD20 Oct 1998
    • PhysicalBlu-ray5 Jul 2011
    • Digital / OTT30 Oct 2018
    • TV12RTL912 Apr 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1630 Jan 1997
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical7 Mar 1997
    • PhysicalDVD21 Feb 2006
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical153 Jan 1997
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice Film Festival 28 Aug 1996
    • Theatrical25 Oct 1996
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1614 Nov 1996
    • Physical16DVD6 Jun 1998
    • TV16Nederland 316 Feb 2002

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Sleepers was released on 18 October 1996.

Audience reviews

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  • W

    Wuchak

    12/17/2018

    7/10

    ***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 courtroom drama, taking place 13 years later in the early 80s. Jason Patric plays the adult version of Shakes, the main protagon…

  • A

    AstroNoud

    2/26/2022

    8/10

    ‘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

  • J

    JPV852

    6/29/2026

    8/10

    Been a very long time since I last watched this and seeing it again it's a well acted movie that doesn't quite hit the emotional punch despite the very dark story (compare that with something like Mystic River). Still a very good movie with an amazing cast. **4/5**

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    9/15/2026

    7/10

    Four young pranksters from Hell's Kitchen find themselves in a reform school after one of their scams - with an hotdog vendor's cart - ends in tragedy. No sooner have they arrived than the warder "Nokes" (Kevin Bacon) makes it known that these four lads are going to be providing him and his colleagues with some extra-curricular entertainment in the basement of the prison. The remainder of their sentence proves horrif…

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