To Sleep with Anger

To Sleep with Anger

Movie |

Los Angeles, California | Drifter

  • :
  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Charles Burnett
  • Cast(s): Danny Glover, Paul Butler, Mary Alice, Richard Brooks, Carl Lumbly See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 41min
  • Music: Stephen James Taylor
  • Award(s): Special Jury Recognition 1990 (Won)
    Grand Jury Prize 1990 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: "Wuthering Heights", 180
  • Story:
    An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.
    Full Story
7.2/10
IMDb

To Sleep with Anger - Where to Stream?

Unfortunately, the movie To Sleep with Anger is not available to stream/stream on any of the streaming platforms in India. It is not available to buy/ rent online on any platforms right now.

Disclaimer: All content and media belong to original content streaming platforms/owners like Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Videos, JioCinema, SonyLIV etc. 91mobiles entertainment does not claim any rights to the content and only aggregate the content along with the service providers links.

Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes

To Sleep With Anger - Cast

To Sleep With Anger - Crew

To Sleep with Anger - IMAGE GALLERY

STORY AND RATINGS

Story
An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.
Ratings

7.2/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Special Jury Recognition Award

Dramatic | 1990 | Charles

Independent Spirit Award

Best Director | 1991 | Charles

NSFC Award

Best Screenplay | 1991 | Charles

Show more
Nominations
Grand Jury Prize Award

Dramatic | 1990 | Charles

Independent Spirit Award

Best Female Lead | 1991

Best Supporting Female | 1991

Best Feature | 1991 | Caldecot

Image Award

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture | 1992 | Mary

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | 1992 | Danny

Outstanding Motion Picture | 1992

CFCA Award

Best Picture | 1991

NSFC Award

Best Actor | 1991 | Danny

NYFCC Award

Best Actor | 1990 | Danny

Best Screenplay | 1990

LAFCA Award

Best Screenplay | 1990 | Charles

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Won four Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Director and Best Screenplay for Charles Burnett, Best Male Lead for Danny Glover, and Best Supporting Female for Sheryl Lee Ralph. Burnett also won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay and the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.

In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Carl Lumbly (Junior) and Vonetta McGee (Pat) were married 1987-2010 (her death).

This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #963. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 26 February 2019.

Carnetta Jones's debut.

Popular Dialogues

"Harry: Ya, but you can't do the shuffle with one leg. You and your wife, in fortunate. Now I'm not talking about you and what you do but some folks that always run to help the victim, deep down are attracted to pain and suffering and love to be near the dying. Junior: All the people working with us are really doing it 'cause they hate to see suffering. Harry: You never know what's in the heart and just because you can cry doesn't make you human."

RELATED MOVIES

Outcome
Outcome

10 Apr 2026