Light Sleeper (1992)

In the pulsating heart of New York City, John LeTour serves as the third wheel in a high-end drug dealing operation with Ann, the shrewd boss, and Robert, her meticulous gay associate. His life is steeped in this clandestine business, his time divided between his accomplices and an indistinguishable stream of clients seeking discretion above all else. Although John has distanced himself from the vice he peddles, his existence remains tethered to the underbelly of the city. As Ann contemplates abandoning the illicit trade for her burgeoning cosmetics venture, inviting Robert but not John to join her, a sense of uncertainty blankets John's future. He seeks guidance from the enigmatic psychic, Teresa Aranow, as he grapples with the impending void in his life. His world takes a complicated turn when he encounters his former lover, Marianne Jost, a reformed addict who left the city and him behind. Despite the dormant passion that flickers between them, Marianne views John as the root of her past turmoil. Meanwhile, John still yearns for her, a sentiment symbolized by the personalized ring she once gifted him that he still wears. Heightening the tension, John senses a shadow tailing him in the city's labyrinth, fearing it's a narc hot on his trail. As the city's undercurrents take a sinister turn with a series of drug-related female homicides, John realizes that his pursuer might not be who he initially thought. This revelation becomes a pivotal factor in John's decisions about his precarious future, his relationships with Ann and Marianne, and his moral struggle with the dark profession that binds him. Light Sleeper takes us on a riveting journey through the moral maze of New York's narcotics nooks, exploring themes of redemption, love, and the haunting specter of past mistakes.

Light Sleeper is a crime movie featuring Willem Dafoe.

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