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Doctor Sleep

2019 · Movie · R · 152 min · ★ 7.1 · 69% critics

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Still haunted by childhood trauma linked to a sinister hotel, a troubled adult is pulled back toward the past after encountering a brave teenager with a powerful psychic gift. As dangerous forces close in, the two must face fear, memory, and a strange ability they barely understand.

Based on Doctor Sleep

Also known as The Shining 2 · Stephen King's Doctor Sleep

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Details
Years
2019
Release date
2019-10-30
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
152 min
Critic score
69/100
TMDB rating
7.1/10 (4,887 votes)
Box office
$72,281,712
Budget
$45,000,000
About

You may like this if you enjoy Stephen King supernatural thrillers with emotional baggage and psychic danger, like The Outsider or It; Not for you if you want fast, nonstop scares.

Pros: strong performances; unsettling atmosphere; compelling supernatural ideas | Cons: long runtime; divisive callbacks; uneven pacing

Themes

  • hotel
  • based on novel or book
  • supernatural
  • haunted house
  • melancholy
  • sequel
  • psychic power
  • reflective
  • tense
  • compassionate

Cast & crew

Directed by Mike Flanagan