{"id":41691,"date":"2026-03-07T11:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T11:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=41691"},"modified":"2026-03-07T11:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T11:57:13","slug":"sleepers-celebrates-30th-anniversary-with-first-ever-4k-ultra-hd-release-on-april-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/sleepers-celebrates-30th-anniversary-with-first-ever-4k-ultra-hd-release-on-april-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSleepers\u201d Celebrates 30th Anniversary With First\u2011Ever 4K Ultra HD Release on April 21, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 1996 thriller Sleepers<\/strong>, directed by Academy Award\u2013winning filmmaker Barry Levinson<\/strong>, is being released for the first time in 4K Ultra HD with HDR<\/strong>. The newly remastered edition arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu\u2011ray and Digital on April 21, 2026<\/strong>, marking the film\u2019s 30th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on Lorenzo Carcaterra\u2019s bestselling book, Sleepers<\/em> features an acclaimed cast including Robert De Niro<\/strong>, Dustin Hoffman<\/strong>, Brad Pitt<\/strong>, Kevin Bacon<\/strong>, and Jason Patric<\/strong>. The film was nominated for Best Original Dramatic Score<\/strong> at the 69th Academy Awards and remains one of the most talked\u2011about dramas of the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Four boys from Hell\u2019s Kitchen see their lives changed forever after a prank goes tragically wrong, leading to a sentence in a brutal reform school. Years later, still haunted by what happened, they reunite as adults to seek justice\u2014with the help of a loyal priest and the unspoken code of their neighborhood. The film blends courtroom drama, moral reckoning, and emotional intensity, anchored by its powerhouse cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new 4K release includes all\u2011new bonus content<\/strong>, with Barry Levinson reflecting on the making of the film three decades later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Bonus Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n