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Sleeper

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After health-store owner Miles Monroe (Woody Allen) dies during a routine surgery, his family has him cryogenically frozen. He awakens 200 years later, revived by a group of underground radicals who oppose the oppressive regime in power. Once the police arrive to arrest the group, Miles flees, disguised as a robot. He meets Luna Schlosser (Diane Keaton), and they gradually fall in love. When Miles is later captured by the authorities, Luna seeks out the rebels to help rescue him.
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Critics Consensus

In Sleeper, Woody Allen's madcap futurist comedy, practically each joke and one-liner hits it target.

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Joe Pollack St. Louis Post-Dispatch 09/27/2023
All hail Woody Allen, madcap of mirth, genius of comedy and multifaceted talent responsible for writing, directing, performing and arranging the music for Sleeper, easily one of the best film comedies of the year. Go to Full Review
Pauline Kael The New Yorker 02/10/2022
It's a small classic. Go to Full Review
Judith Crist New York Magazine/Vulture 10/02/2019
[Allen] has provided us with our comedy of the year and enabled us to call it hilarious without a quibble or a hesitation -- just with bellylaughs and guffaws. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 07/15/2025
3.5/4
The most physical of Allen’s comedies, this finds the actor paying tribute to some of his favorites like Bob Hope and the Marx Brothers. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 06/28/2021
8/10
Here, it's evident just how great of a comedy team Allen and Keaton make. Go to Full Review
Kathi Maio The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 03/06/2020
A great example of Allen at his entertaining best. Go to Full Review
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bruce F @bruce999 3d a good movie overall. Reminded me of Chaplin routines. a man awakens 200 years later, where smoking and eating junk food is good for you. where robots are servants. maybe the funniest scenes are when the two fake doctors start yelling at each other back and forth....with everyone looking on. ok movie, is almost a 4 star movie See more R T @crillovision Aug 13 Very funny but more a brilliant sci-fi excursion overall touching on every corner of the genre - cloning, artificial intelligence, lots of robots, and a 1984 (the book) type society. And the unforgettable orgasmatron which has pretty much replaced sex. The music is pure dixieland which is near perfect for the many slapstick segments and Woody takes spills, falls, collisions and spit takes from the start to the finish. In a lot of ways this flick is the purgative for anyone who sat through Kubrick's achingly dull "2001'' Slightly more focused than "Take the Money and Run" but also much more challenging overall and the first time through you wonder how much more can be crammed in the twists and turns. Diane Keaton is beyond beautiful here too. See more Andrei U @RT90280993 Jul 10 A sillier-than-average Woody Allen outing, this one proves that predicting the future is harder than landing a punchline. Its futuristic vision has aged like yesterday's newspaper, but the gags and light political satire remain surprisingly spry. Sprinkle in the usual Allen cocktail of anxiety and lust, and you get a pleasant diversion that never quite reaches the top shelf, yet makes spending time with a 50-year-old movie feel like time well spent. Oh, and Keaton is charming. See more Ben W @Username618 Jun 17 Tried to watch it again recently- the music is quite annoying. Also watching a Jacques Tati boxed set- much more the thing, sorry. See more Friendly D @JamesT519 Feb 13 Absolutely hilarious for the first hour, then runs out of ideas and Diane Keaton gets a bit annoying. Shame, otherwise it might have been a classic. See more Alan F @redsox09 01/22/2025 It’s as relevant today as was when it was released. I just wish I could stream it. I don’t want to have to buy a DVD player just for Woody Allen but I will if I have to😃 See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis After health-store owner Miles Monroe (Woody Allen) dies during a routine surgery, his family has him cryogenically frozen. He awakens 200 years later, revived by a group of underground radicals who oppose the oppressive regime in power. Once the police arrive to arrest the group, Miles flees, disguised as a robot. He meets Luna Schlosser (Diane Keaton), and they gradually fall in love. When Miles is later captured by the authorities, Luna seeks out the rebels to help rescue him.
Director
Woody Allen
Producer
Jack Grossberg
Screenwriter
Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
Distributor
United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Rollins-Joffe Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 1, 1973, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm
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