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Sleepers (1996) | Ranked Top 6% · CriticCrunch

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Sleepers

Movie1996·147 min

Sleepers

Directed by Barry Levinson

Crime Drama Thriller

An Oscar-nominated crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 6%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.6/10

4K ratings

About 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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: trauma recovery, betrayal, social injustice, late 20th century, sexual violence, legal, new york, prison, close friendship, group found family, anti hero, ensemble, trial courtroom, revenge quest, nonlinear flashback, corruption

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Details

Director: Barry Levinson
Language: English

Cast

Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Score (1996)

How Sleepers Ranks

All movies

Top 6%

1990s movies

Top 6%

★Crime movies

Top 5%

1990s Crime movies

Top 12%

Barry Levinson films#2 of 24

Top 12% 1990s Crime movies.

Second-best Barry Levinson film, behind Rain Man.

the vibe

Sleepers Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkharrowinglayeredlight-touchbroadearnest

gritty

tense

What it's about

trial courtroomrevenge questnonlinear flashbacktrauma recoverybetrayalsocial injusticeanti-heroensembleclose friendshipgroup found familysexual violencelegalcorruptionNew Yorkprisonlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty