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Sleepers
1996
In this drama based on characters in Lorenzo Carcaterra's controversial book, four boys from Hell's Kitchen enter a reformatory where a cruel guard (Kevin Bacon) abuses them. Years later, two of them avenge their tormenter and stand trial, defended by a druggie lawyer (Dustin Hoffman) and aided by their scheming cohort (Brad Pitt) and other friends from the 'hood (Robert DeNiro, Minnie Driver), who face the moral dilemma of justice vs. loyalty.
When friendship runs deeper than blood
JBscale
68
Good
Film Detail
Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 27 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 18, 1996
US Box Office
$53,300,852
(#1731 of 7074)
Global Office
$165,615,285
(#1037 of 3929)
Rating
R
Restricted
Graphic Violence, Language, Strong Sexual Content
Collection Detail
Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English:
DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
August 2, 2011
Acquired Date
February 21, 2014
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.
Actors
Kevin Bacon
Billy Crudup
Robert De Niro
Ron Eldard
Minnie Driver
Vittorio Gassman
Dustin Hoffman
Terry Kinney
Bruno Kirby
Frank Medrano
Jason Patric
Joseph Perrino
Brad Pitt
Brad Renfro
Jonathan Tucker
Peter Appel
Geoffrey Wigdor
Joseph Attanasio
Gerry Becker
Casandra Brooks
William K. Butler
Eugene Byrd
Directors
Barry Levinson
Producers
Barry Levinson
Steve Golin
Writers
Barry Levinson
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73%
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56 votes
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3,003 votes
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49
18 votes
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7.5/10
242,868 votes
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