Light Sleeper fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Light Sleeper is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and crime. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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He was a good man in a deadly business. She was his only way out.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Light Sleeper is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: drug use, strong language, violence, and sexual content.
1 h 43 min
Light Sleeper runs 1 h 43 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Light Sleeper higher (79) than audiences (67). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $5 million to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 21% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some German, Spanish, Hebrew, Italian. Produced in United States.
+12GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Light Sleeper in 26 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 23 storytelling tropes for Light Sleeper, including The Aggressive Drug Dealer, Leg Focus, Table Space.
6.9
