Winter Sleepers

Winter Sleepers (1997)

  • 76% of critics liked it
    (21 reviews)

  • 76% of users liked it
    (1,806 ratings)

Winterschlaefer (Winter Sleepers) is the sophomore effort from German director Tom Tykwer, released a year before Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run) won him international acclaim for its unique look and storytelling methods. Winter Sleepers follows a blizzard-filled winter in the lives of a handful of… More

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In Theaters
Jan 1, 1997 Wide
On DVD
Nov 7, 2000
Winstar

Critic Reviews

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner

    A strong, atmospheric companion piece to Tykwer's Run Lola Run and a precursor to Memento.

  • Joshua Tanzer, Offoffoff

    Some of the in-your-face techniques that made Lola such a wild ride are used in Winter Sleepers, but in small doses and in service of a much more complex story.

  • Carlo Cavagna, AboutFilm.com

    Picture a cross between 'Run Lola Run' and 'The Sweet Hereafter.' If you can do such a thing, you have an idea of what Winter Sleepers is like.

  • Doris Toumarkine, Film Journal International

    Confirms that Tom Tykwer is one of the most assured and effective young filmmakers from abroad storming our shores.

  • Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

    Unconventionally affecting.

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    A great ensemble story from the director of Run Lola Run.

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