---
title: 'Sleepers (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Barry Levinson'
released: '1996-10-18'
runtime_minutes: 150
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sleepers-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117665/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sleepers (1996)

1996 · 150 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Sleepers is a 1996 American legal crime drama film written, produced and directed by Barry Levinson. It is based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's 1995 book of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast including Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Bruno Kirby, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Brad Renfro, Minnie Driver and Vittorio Gassman. The title is an American slang term for juvenile delinquents who serve sentences longer than nine months.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Barry Levinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-levinson)
- **Screenplay:** [Barry Levinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-levinson)
- **Producer:** [Barry Levinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-levinson), [Steve Golin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-golin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Ballhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ballhaus)
- **Editor:** [Stu Linder](https://cinepixo.com/people/stu-linder)

## Cast

- [Kevin Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-bacon)
- [Ben Hammer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hammer)
- [Billy Crudup](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-crudup)
- [Joseph Perrino](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-perrino)
- [Vittorio Gassman](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-gassman)
- [Bruno Kirby](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-kirby)
- [Peter Appel](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-appel)
- [Dash Mihok](https://cinepixo.com/people/dash-mihok)
- [Aida Turturro](https://cinepixo.com/people/aida-turturro)
- [Frank Medrano](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-medrano)
- [Eugene Byrd](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-byrd)
- [Peter Gerety](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-gerety)
- [Peter McRobbie](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mcrobbie)
- [Ron Eldard](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-eldard)
- [Geoffrey Wigdor](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-wigdor)

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