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Light Sleeper

1992 · 103 min

A slow, lonely drift through nocturnal city streets, heavy with regret and quiet dread.

Tagline
He was a good man in a deadly business. She was his only way out.
Overview
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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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • addiction
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Paul Schrader
Written by
Paul Schrader
Starring
Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt, Victor Garber, Jane Adams, Sam Rockwell
Music
Michael Been
Cinematography
Edward Lachman
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Hebrew, German, Italian, English, Spanish

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