Overview
A desperate father races against time to save his son from a ruthless mobster.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- propulsive
- claustrophobic
- late night viewing
- adrenaline movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a sleek, tightly constructed, relentlessly suspenseful crime thriller with strong direction and kinetic execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vincent must recover and return the cocaine before the night ends while his kidnapped son remains in danger.
Vincent is a lieutenant entangled in a staged drug robbery involving fellow police officers.
The drug stash, mob boss, police conspirators, and hostage crisis converge inside a nightclub.
The huge bag of cocaine belongs to José and motivates the kidnapping and pursuit.
Films like Sleepless Night, and why
Point Blank
shared one-night crime thriller structure, relentless pacing, and corrupt police protagonist
Victoria
shared claustrophobic urban setting, criminal underworld pressure, and real-time urgency
Running Scared
shared tightly contained crime suspense, escalating personal stakes, and morally compromised characters
Movie Details
- Director
- Frédéric Jardin
- Release Date
- 2011-11-16
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (169)
Cast
- Tomer Sisley
- Serge Riaboukine
- Julien Boisselier
- JoeyStarr
- Laurent Stocker
- Birol Ünel
- Lizzie Brocheré
- Samy Seghir
- Dominique Bettenfeld
- Adel Bencherif
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sleepless Night about?
- A wounded, compromised police lieutenant races through a nightclub-controlled criminal underworld to recover a stolen cocaine shipment and rescue his kidnapped son before dawn.
- What is Sleepless Night like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sleepless Night as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sleepless Night violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Sleepless Night as brutal.
- What did critics think of Sleepless Night?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a sleek, tightly constructed, relentlessly suspenseful crime thriller with strong direction and kinetic execution.
- Which films are like Sleepless Night?
- Films with a similar feel include Point Blank, Victoria, and Running Scared.
- How long is Sleepless Night?
- Sleepless Night runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sleepless Night?
- In United States, Sleepless Night is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Fandango At Home.
