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The Sleepover

The Sleepover

Family · Action · 2020

Two siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is a former thief in witness protection. Mom is forced to pull one last job, and the kids team up to rescue her over the course of an action-packed night.

Movie details

The Sleepover

“To rescue their parents, they need to get a clue.”

2020 Family · Action 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

Two siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is a former thief in witness protection. Mom is forced to pull one last job, and the kids team up to rescue her over the course of an action-packed night.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Sleepover?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Trish Sie

Written by

Sarah Rothschild

Sadie Stanley

Sadie Stanley

Clancy

Maxwell Simkins

Maxwell Simkins

Kevin

Cree Cicchino

Cree Cicchino

Mim

Lucas Jaye

Lucas Jaye

Lewis

Malin Akerman

Malin Akerman

Margot

Ken Marino

Ken Marino

Glen Finch

Joe Manganiello

Joe Manganiello

Leo

Court is in session

Put The Sleepover on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.