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15 Movies Like Sleepers

Loved Sleepers? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Léon: The Professional

1994

Léon: The Professional shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Sleepers, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Buddy, Drama, Crime genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, revenge✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 1990s

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76%

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Menace II Society

1993

Menace II Society shares key genre characteristics with Sleepers and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Coming-of-age genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, friendship✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 1990s

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71%

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Boyz n the Hood

1991

Boyz n the Hood shares key genre characteristics with Sleepers and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Coming-of-age, Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, friendship✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both come from the 1990s

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71%

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Goodfellas

1990

Goodfellas shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Sleepers, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Thriller, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Shares cast including Robert De Niro and Paul Herman

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71%

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Less Than Zero

1987

Less Than Zero shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Sleepers, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Drama, Crime, Coming-of-age genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, friendship✓ Both share coming of age✓ Also stars Brad Pitt

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70%

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Casino

1995

Casino shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Sleepers, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Thriller genres✓ They share themes of friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Shares cast including Robert De Niro and Paul Herman

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67%

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Heat

1995

Heat shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Sleepers, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Thriller, Crime, Neo-noir genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Shares cast including Robert De Niro and Paul Herman✓ Both explore identity

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66%

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Fargo

1996

Fargo shares key genre characteristics with Sleepers and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Neo-noir genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a violent tone

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65%

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Donnie Brasco

1997

Donnie Brasco shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Sleepers, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Thriller genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Also stars Bruno Kirby

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65%

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The Shawshank Redemption

1994

The Shawshank Redemption shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Sleepers, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Drama, Buddy, Prison genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore friendship✓ Also stars Frank Medrano

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65%

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Cape Fear

1991

Cape Fear shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Sleepers, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Crime, Thriller, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, revenge, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Also stars Robert De Niro

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63%

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Road to Perdition

2002

Road to Perdition shares key genre characteristics with Sleepers and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Crime, Drama, Coming-of-age genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, revenge✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both have a violent tone

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63%

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The River Wild

1994

The River Wild shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Sleepers, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Thriller, Crime, Drama genres✓ They share themes of family, friendship✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Also stars Kevin Bacon

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62%

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The Land Before Time

1988

The Land Before Time shares key genre characteristics with Sleepers and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Coming-of-age, Buddy, Drama genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, friendship✓ Both share coming of age✓ Both have a violent tone

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61%

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Diner

1982

Diner shares important genre DNA with Sleepers and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Coming-of-age, Drama genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, friendship✓ Directed by Barry Levinson✓ Both share coming of age

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61%

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