Sleepers
Four friends have made a mistake that will change their lives forever.
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.
- Director
- Barry Levinson
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $166M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Sleepers actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Sleepers appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #13
Placed at #13 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #90
Placed at #90 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Sleepers returned 3.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $44M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $166M
- Release date
- Oct 18, 1996
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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