Sleepless Night

Released May 11, 2012

1h 42m

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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97%

31 Reviews

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72%

1,000+ Ratings

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A corrupt cop (Tomer Sisley) scours the crawlspaces and corridors of a nightclub in search of a stolen bag of cocaine in order to save his son from a vengeful crime boss.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The film's headlong momentum streamrolls over all our questions, and we're carried along by the expertly choreographed action.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 26, 2018

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

The plot is clever yet breathtakingly simple, the action is relentless but logical, and the lead role is tailor-made for Hollywood's A-list action stars.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 16, 2012

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Brian Tallerico

HollywoodChicago.com

The majority of this accomplished action flick takes place in one location on one crazy night and the result is a more intense, visceral experience than a vast majority of the Hollywood blockbusters you could see this Summer movie season.

Rated: 4.0/5.0

Jul 27, 2012

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

Sleepless Night is a really taut, clever, and twisty thriller. But it does have a number of glaring logic gaps that occur in order to create such a tight story.

Apr 1, 2020

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Amie Simon

Three Imaginary Girls

I hate to use words like "high-octane thrill ride" but there's probably no better way to describe Sleepless Night.

Mar 4, 2019

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Frankly, the breathless pace of "Sleepless Night" doesn't allow for much in the way of character development, so it's left up to the slightest of impressions to make everyone onscreen interesting on the run.

Jan 8, 2019

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Audience Member

Easily one of the best action movies I've seen in a while. Lean, tense, full of little twists and surprises. It's even funny and charming in places. I was on the edge of my seat throughout. It's a real shame that this appears to be the director's only film. I need more like this. Major spoilers: The main character is *not* corrupt. I keep seeing this in reviews and even in the Rotten Tomatoes description blurb. He is pretending to be corrupt to find out which senior official his partner Manuel is working with. Manuel and the senior cop (the dick with the beard) are the corrupt ones. He explains this clearly to the female officer (also not corrupt) while twisting her arm in the storeroom.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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dave j

Co-written and directed by Frédéric Jardin which opens with 2 people tailing another car for the intention of stealing it's bag of dope. And of course, although they succeeded not everything went accordingly. We soon find out later that the 2 people who managed to steal that bag of dope also work for the French police wanting to make a little extra money. But as soon as one of the 2 officers finds out that his son had been kidnapped and is held for ransom in exchange for the dope returned to the French cartels. It becomes even more complicated when undercover officers are also involved, one of them takes the liberty by hiding that very bag that was supposed to be used for the exchange is hidden in a different spot.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

A very simple story told at a frenetic pace. The majority of the movie takes place in a massive night club, with multiple persona, in a myriad of fight sequences, in multiple locations. The fight sequences are well choreographed and believable, without any unnecessary gymnastics or gore. Plus, there are sufficient pauses in the action to allow the audience to recover before the next adrenaline driven scene. In addition, There is a mystery of who all of the bad guys are that permeates throughout the movie, so that you are not entirely sure who you should be rooting for. To its detriment, it really is just a long series of action sequences, stung together with only the most basic of threads.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Tension filled and rollercoaster of an action flick about a dirty cop who boosts a shipment of cocaine from some drug dealers and then finds his son kidnapped and held hostage until he returns the stolen drugs. The cop shows up at the drug dealer's nightclub to cut a deal and what ensues is an action and suspense filled game of cat and mouse that take place entirely at this one locations and all within the span of one night. Although the characters and story seem secondary to plot devices and action sequences, those action set pieces are a knockout! The action does not let up and that's what makes "Sleepless Night" so memorable. The handheld camera work and the more realistic of fight scene choreography give the film an edginess that is lacking from most polished Hollywood action flicks (i.e. Don Siegel vs. Michael Bay). the anxiety inducing suspense reminded me a lot of "Uncut Gems", so if you enjoyed that Adam Sandler film, you might also enjoy "Sleepless Night". Overall, I'm pretty excited to see what director Frédéric Jardin does next.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Hope the american remake coming out this week is as good and I will be happy

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Fairly entertaining, for scrappy fights and mild suspense, but more so for shouting at implausibilities and marvelling at the world's cleanest and most palatial nightclub.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Frédéric Jardin

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Tomer Sisley

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JoeyStarr

Feydek

Julien Boisselier

Lacombe

Serge Riaboukine

Marciano

Laurent Stocker

Manuel

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Synopsis

A corrupt cop (Tomer Sisley) scours the crawlspaces and corridors of a nightclub in search of a stolen bag of cocaine in order to save his son from a vengeful crime boss.

Director: Frédéric Jardin
Screenwriter: Frédéric Jardin, Nicolas Saada, Olivier Douyère, Frédéric Jardin
Distributor: Tribeca Film
Production Co: Film Fund Luxembourg, Umedia, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinematographie, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Paul Thiltges Distributions, Saga Film, Procirep, Chic Films, Ciné+, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, uFilm
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.1K
Runtime: 1h 42m

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