Light Sleeper
He was a good man in a deadly business. She was his only way out.
He was a good man in a deadly business. She was his only way out.
Crime, Drama
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1992
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John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s professional midlife crisis becomes something more acute — and dangerous — when he re-encounters an old flame while a string of seemingly drug-related murders rocks the city.
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Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
21 Aug 1992
Country:
US
Languages:
Hebrew (modern), German, Italian, English, Spanish
Budget:
$5,000,000
Revenue:
$1,055,987
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Light Sleeper is emblematic of an era, and is recommended on that basis and on the excellent quality of it acting.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Sep 2014
fresh:
It's a failure perhaps, but an honorable failure. If it isn't saved by grace, it has many saving graces.
– Michael Wilmington,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Sep 2014
fresh:
With his deliberate speech patterns and haunted, reptilian good looks, Dafoe is an almost nobly sad presence at the center of the film. There's something wonderfully calm about his performance, and it holds Light Sleeper together.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
9 Sep 2014
fresh:
Dafoe completely inhabits the character, appearing in virtually every scene and developing a fascinating psychological profile.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
9 Sep 2014
fresh:
For all of Schrader's capacity for spectacular self-laceration and spiritual agony, Light Sleeper finds him able for the first time to express a certain peacefulness, and the effect is delicate and discreet.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Sep 2014