Light Sleeper

Light Sleeper

He was a good man in a deadly business. She was his only way out.

R 1992 · 103 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, Crime

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.

Directed by Paul Schrader · Written by Paul Schrader

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