Directed by:
Barry LevinsonScreenplay:
Barry LevinsonCinematography:
Michael BallhausComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Jason Patric, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, Dustin Hoffman, Bruno Kirby, Brad Renfro, Ron Eldard, Billy Crudup, Vittorio Gassman, Terry Kinney (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Tommy, John, Michael, and Shakes are four young teenage punks growing up in the streets of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen in the mid-1960s. When these four friends pull a prank that goes awry, they find themselves serving time at the Wilkinson School for Boys, where they are repeatedly and sadistically violated and tortured by four guards - the most menacing being Noles, portrayed by Kevin Bacon. Fifteen years later, the foursome is still dealing with the emotional repercussions of their abuse. Tommy (Billy Crudup) and John (Ron Eldard) have become common criminals, and when they spot Noles in a local watering hole they can't pass up the chance for revenge. It's up to Shakes (Jason Patric), a low-profile newspaper employee, and Michael (Brad Pitt), a lawyer with the district attorney's office, to save their friends while keeping the details of their tortured childhoods secret. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
![Pasquale Cajano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157193_a41d57.jpg)
Pasquale Cajano
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Sleepers (1996)
Analyze This (1999)
Robert W. Castle
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Philadelphia (1993)
Sleepers (1996)
John Di Benedetto
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
Sleepers (1996)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
![Jeffrey Donovan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/235/166235849_b787c9.jpg)
Jeffrey Donovan
USA
Best movies:
Changeling (2008)
Sleepers (1996)
Wrath of Man (2021)
Ben Hammer
USA
Best movies:
Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV movie)
Sleepers (1996)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
![Paul Herman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/795/162795898_7b4c66.jpg)
Paul Herman
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Heat (1995)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Lennie Loftin
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Night Of (2016) (series)
![Chuck Low](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416765_e8b446.jpg)
Chuck Low
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Goodfellas (1990)
The Mission (1986)
Ruth Maleczech
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
In the Soup (1992)
Mac (1992)
Danny Mastrogiorgio
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Brother Bear (2003)
The Last Don (1997) (series)
Mary B. McCann
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Little Children (2006)
Door to Door (2002) (TV movie)
![Pat McNamara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/739/162739561_065f64.jpg)
Pat McNamara
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Fight Club (1999)
Sleepers (1996)
![Peter McRobbie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455749_53a935.jpg)
Peter McRobbie
UK
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Zelig (1983)
![Dash Mihok](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/409/162409863_aa2b18.jpg)
Dash Mihok
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
I Am Legend (2007)
![Michael P. Moran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/490/161490835_caed4b.jpg)
Michael P. Moran
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Sleepers (1996)
Carmine Parisi
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
Shortcut to Happiness (2003)
![James Pickens Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/038/166038392_a13cbb.jpg)
James Pickens Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: Requiem (2000) (video compilation)
The X Files: Dreamland (1998) (video compilation)
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
![Wendell Pierce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/742/162742421_c0a2d7.jpg)
Wendell Pierce
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Ray (2004)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
![Larry Romano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/664/161664686_06c673.gif)
Larry Romano
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
![Tom Signorelli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/786/161786302_86e938.jpg)
Tom Signorelli
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Serpico (1973)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)