Light Sleeper (1992)

Directed by

Paul Schrader

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 218 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high-end drug dealer in New York City is stuck in a routine and feeling empty. He runs into an old girlfriend, which sets off a series of tragic events.

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What happens

Light Sleeper is a 1992 American neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, and Dana Delany. Set in New York City during a sanitation strike, the story follows a high-class drug dealer battling a midlife crisis (Dafoe) before becoming embroiled in tragic events following the chance encounter with a former girlfriend (Delany). While under-performing at the box office, the film was regarded favorably by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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