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
![John Slattery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272959_f4fb8d.jpg)
John Slattery
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Traffic (2000)
Henry Stram
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Sleepers (1996)
Illuminata (1998)
Mary Testa
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Witness to the Mob (1998) (TV movie)
Stay (2005)
![Aida Turturro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/608/162608231_473c11.jpg)
Aida Turturro
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Sleepers (1996)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
![Joe Urla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/105/163105145_41cda0.jpg)
Joe Urla
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
The Bodyguard (1992)
Zachary Ansley
Canada
Best movies:
The X Files: Requiem (2000) (video compilation)
Sleepers (1996)
This Boy's Life (1993)
Michael J. Burg
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Sleepers (1996)
Vinyl (2016) (series)
Brian Donahue
USA
![Peter Gerety](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/786/160786942_b92570.jpg)
Peter Gerety
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
Changeling (2008)
Sleepers (1996)
Justin Halliwell
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Kids in America (2005)
Billy Malone
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Wannabes (2000)
No Way Home (1996)
George Vincent
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
It Could Happen to You (1994)
Let the Game Begin (2010)