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SLC Punk!

SLC Punk! (1998/1999) is James Merendino's semi-autobiographical comedy-drama about Stevo (Matthew Lillard) and Heroin Bob (Michael Goorjian), punks in 1985 Salt Lake City, distinguishing it from other punk films by its Mormon-state setting and cult following.

Sleazy Dizzy

Sleazy Dizzy (小偷阿星, Siu tau ah sing) is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy-crime film directed by Chor Yuen, starring Stephen Chow as a thief helping an amnesiac undercover cop find missing HK$50 million; box office HK$7,968,106.

Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer! is a satirical American police sitcom created by Alan Spencer, starring David Rasche as a gun-obsessed Dirty Harry parody, airing 41 episodes on ABC from 1986 to 1988.

Sleep (잠) (2023 film)

Sleep (잠) is a 2023 South Korean psychological horror film, the debut feature of Jason Yu, starring Jung Yu-mi and Lee Sun-kyun as newlyweds whose marriage unravels when the husband's sleepwalking turns menacing. Screened at Cannes Critics' Week 2023, it grossed about $11 million worldwide and won the Gérardmer Grand Prix.

Sleep No More (Doctor Who)

Sleep No More is a 2015 Doctor Who episode, Series 9 Episode 9, written by Mark Gatiss: the show's first found-footage story, set on Le Verrier Station near Neptune, featuring the Sandmen and no opening titles.

Sleep No More (film)

Sleep No More (Monster Pabrik Rambut) is Edwin's 2026 Indonesian horror-fantasy film about sisters investigating their mother's death in a wig factory; it premiered in Berlinale Special Midnight and is unrelated to Punchdrunk's immersive play of the same name.

Sleep Tight (film)

Sleep Tight (Mientras duermes) is a 2011 Spanish psychological thriller by Jaume Balagueró, written by Alberto Marini, starring Luis Tosar as doorman César, who torments tenant Clara (Marta Etura) in Barcelona.

Sleepaway Camp

Sleepaway Camp (1983), also titled Nightmare Vacation, is Robert Hiltzik's summer camp slasher starring Felissa Rose as Angela, famous for its twist ending revealing the killer, and for spawning a cult franchise of sequels.

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers is a 1988 American slasher comedy, the first Sleepaway Camp sequel, directed by Michael A. Simpson, starring Pamela Springsteen as killer counselor Angela Baker at Camp Rolling Hills, shot in Atlanta with Sleepaway Camp III.

Sleeper (1973 film)

Sleeper is a 1973 American science-fiction comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, in which a health-food store owner is revived 200 years in the future.

Sleeper hit

Sleeper hit: an entertainment work, especially a film, that becomes a major success despite little promotion and a weak opening, growing through word of mouth; examples include My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Rocky, and The Blair Witch Project.

Sleepers (film)

Sleepers (1996), Barry Levinson's crime drama adapted from Lorenzo Carcaterra's disputed memoir, stars Kevin Bacon, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, and Dustin Hoffman; Hell's Kitchen boys abused at Wilkinson Home for Boys take revenge, Metascore 49, one Oscar nomination.

Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)

Sleeping Beauty (1959), Disney's animated musical fantasy of Princess Aurora and Maleficent, premiered January 29, 1959; made in Technirama 70mm on a $6 million budget with music from Tchaikovsky's ballet.

Sleeping Beauty (2011 film)

Sleeping Beauty (2011) is Julia Leigh's Australian debut drama, In Competition at Cannes, starring Emily Browning as student Lucy, a drugged 'sleeping beauty' in an elite brothel; sources include Kawabata and García Márquez; Metascore 61.

Sleeping Dogs (2024 film)

Sleeping Dogs (2024 film), an adaptation of E.O. Chirovici's novel The Book of Mirrors, is a crime thriller directed by Adam Cooper starring Russell Crowe as an amnesiac ex-detective; unrelated to the 2012 video game.

Sleeping with Other People

Sleeping with Other People (2015) is a romantic comedy by Leslye Headland starring Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie as serial cheaters who reunite at a sex-addicts meeting and pact to stay platonic; Sundance premiere, IFC Films release.

Sleeping with the Enemy

Sleeping with the Enemy, also known by its source novel by Nancy Price, is a 1991 Joseph Ruben thriller starring Julia Roberts as a woman faking her death to escape an abusive husband; a $19M-budget Fox film that grossed about $175M worldwide.

Sleepless (2017 film)

Sleepless is a 2017 American action thriller directed by Baran bo Odar, starring Jamie Foxx as an undercover Las Vegas officer whose kidnapped son forces him to recover stolen cocaine in one night.

Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks as a widowed Seattle father and Meg Ryan as a Baltimore journalist.

Sleepless Night (2011 film)

Sleepless Night (Nuit blanche) is a 2011 French-Belgian-Luxembourg action thriller directed by Frédéric Jardin, starring Tomer Sisley as a corrupt cop recovering stolen cocaine in a nightclub to save his kidnapped son; remade in 2017 with Jamie Foxx.

Sleepover (film)

Sleepover (film) most commonly denotes Sleepover (2004), an MGM teen comedy directed by Joe Nussbaum, starring Alexa Vega in a scavenger-hunt plot; distinct from The Sleepover (2020 Netflix film) and other same-title films.

Sleepwalker (2026 film)

Sleepwalker (2026) is an American psychological horror thriller, Brandon Auman's feature directorial debut expanded from his 2024 short, starring Hayden Panettiere, Justin Chatwin, and Beverly D'Angelo; released January 9, 2026 by Brainstorm Media, it earned 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers is a 1992 American horror film directed by Mick Garris and written by Stephen King. It follows a mother and son who are the last survivors of a vampiric species.

Sleepy Eyes of Death: Full Circle Killing

Sleepy Eyes of Death: Full Circle Killing (Nemuri Kyōshirō: Engetsugiri, 眠狂四郎円月斬り) is a 1964 Daiei chambara film, third in the Nemuri Kyoshiro series, directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and starring Raizō Ichikawa.

Sleepy Hollow (film)

Sleepy Hollow (1999) is Tim Burton's gothic horror film for Paramount, loosely adapting Washington Irving's 1819 tale, starring Johnny Depp as detective Ichabod Crane and Christina Ricci, grossing $101.1 million in the US.

Sleepy Hollow (TV series)

Sleepy Hollow was a Fox supernatural drama (2013-2017), created by Kurtzman, Orci, Iscove, and Wiseman from Washington Irving's tale; Tom Mison's Ichabod Crane and Nicole Beharie's Abbie Mills fought the Headless Horseman until its four-season, ratings-declined run was canceled May 9, 2017.

Sleight

Sleight is a 2016 American sci-fi crime drama, the debut feature of J.D. Dillard, starring Jacob Latimore as a street magician who deals drugs and uses an electromagnetic implant to rescue his kidnapped sister; Sundance 2016, BH Tilt release, $250,000 budget.

Slender Man (film)

Slender Man (2018) is a Sony Screen Gems supernatural horror film directed by Sylvain White, based on Eric Knudsen's creepypasta character, starring Joey King and Javier Botet; it earned $30.5 million but scored 8% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Sleuth (1972 film)

Sleuth (1972), also released as La huella, is Joseph L. Mankiewicz's final film, adapted by Anthony Shaffer from his Tony-winning play, starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in a two-hander battle of wits, with four Oscar nominations and famously fictitious supporting cast credits.

Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors (1998) is a British romantic comedy-drama, Peter Howitt's directorial debut, starring Gwyneth Paltrow as Helen Quilley, whose life splits into two parallel timelines when she catches or misses a London Underground train.