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Sleepers (1996)

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All Time

of 190,116

2,012

1990's

of 24,698

362

1996

of 5,228

40
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,076
  
  293
  
  Crime of 1996
  
  of 74
  
  8
  
  Crime of the 1990's
  
  of 708
  
  67
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  1,110
  
  Drama of 1996
  
  of 434
  
  25
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  223
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,007
  
  435
  
  Thriller of 1996
  
  of 196
  
  12
  
  Thriller of the 1990's
  
  of 1,628
  
  101

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Sleepers (1996) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.8754

Avg Critic Score:2.7887

Sleepers (1996) Movie Reviews

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19.05%

6.35%

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Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Sleepers, for all the doubts it raises, is the work of a man who speaks for absent friends and "for the children we were." It's his secret heart. ...read the complete Sleepers movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Two and one- half hours of gripping entertainment. ...read the complete Sleepers movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

U.S. Distributor: Warner Brothers Robert DeNiro. Dustin Hoffman. Brad Pitt. Jason Patric. Kevin Bacon. Minnie Driver. ...read the complete Sleepers movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

How on earth did Kevin Bacon get top billing in a cast that includes Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Brad Pitt, and Jason Patric -- just for starters? That's just one of the disturbing aspects of Sleepers (and I don't mean that in a bad way), Barry Levins ...read the complete Sleepers movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

As entertainment, the movie functions successfully. But I don't believe the story is true--not true to the facts, and not true to the morality it pretends to be about. ...read the complete Sleepers movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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Variety (David Stratton)

Colorful characters, richly evoked settings, epic story of friendship, crime and punishment, and a strong dose of good old-fashioned star power....read the complete Sleepers (1996) review at Variety (David Stratton)

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San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)

A visual masterpiece that powerfully explores male cruelty, too....read the complete Sleepers (1996) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)

See all (12) "Good" Reviews

August Lamczyk

This is a very difficult film to watch. I am not a paid critic but have always loved the movies so feel able to throw in my two cents on the film. I believe it is a good thing that Sleepers would come out in an election year. >From the very begining...read the complete Sleepers (1996) review at August Lamczyk

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Washington Post

It features a pleasing mix of good-guy gumshoeing, smart-alecky dialogue and courtroom surprises....read the complete Sleepers (1996) review at Washington Post

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