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Light Sleeper

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

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.

19921h 43mRDrama, Crime

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About Light Sleeper

Directors
Paul Schrader
Cast
Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt, Victor Garber
Genres
Drama, Crime
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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