Doctor Sleep

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Struggling with alcoholism, Dan Torrance remains traumatized by the sinister events that occurred at the Overlook Hotel when he was a child. His hope for a peaceful existence soon becomes shattered when he meets Abra, a teen who shares his extrasensory gift of the "shine." Together, they form an unlikely alliance to battle the True Knot, a cult whose members try to feed off the shine of innocents to become immortal.

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Critics Consensus

Doctor Sleep forsakes the elemental terror of its predecessor for a more contemplative sequel that balances poignant themes against spine-tingling chills.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Flanagan pulls it off, especially in the extended climactic sequence.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 18, 2019

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Kim Newman

Sight & Sound

With Kubrick-like attention to detail, Flanagan plays with images and themes we remember, but always with different outcomes.

Nov 13, 2019

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K. Austin Collins

Vanity Fair

A body of work that benefits from hindsight and reflection - unexpected pleasures for a horror movie, which must be why they feel so welcome.

Nov 12, 2019

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Mihir Fadnavis

Firstpost

Ewan McGregor delivers a solid performance and Rebecca Fergusson is superb in a role that develops like a photograph, even though it feels like a cookie-cutter villain at the onset...

May 15, 2024

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

Doctor Sleep is a dense dance of nostalgic supernatural horror mixed with a deep psychological examination of how we can rise from the sins of the past.

Rated: B+

Apr 4, 2024

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

Mike Flanagan took the impossible task of balancing both Stephen King's The Shining and Stanley Kubrick's cinematic adaptation, and successfully nailed pretty much everything regarding the connection between the main stories.

Rated: A-

Jul 24, 2023

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Bri I dare say it outshined the shining. I would watch it again and I dont watch movies twice. Its definitely worth the 2hrs and Stephen King even liked it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/20 Full Review Audience Member I read the book and for me both the book and movie suffered from the same problem, the concept wasn't worthy of the original.The villians just didn't work for me, they seemed narrow and unimportant. The first movie tapped into the nightmare world people encounter when dealing with alcoholism (either personally or in the family). But Dr. Sleep? It just seemed like the villain didn't represent anything. They were just kind of bad people. The acting was really good in this movie. But the finale was too nostalgic. It felt like it was basking in the glory of the original and that vibe completely clashed with any feeling of horror or terror. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Travis T Would’ve been 5 if Jack had played the father Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/01/20 Full Review Patrick O Really enjoyed movie, good adaption of book. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/22/19 Full Review C.Q. McWilliams It was ok, but a little long...Never a big Stephen King fan... Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/19/19 Full Review Diana O It was okay loosely connected to Shinning. This definitely is a rental. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/18/19 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mike Flanagan Director Ewan McGregor Dan Torrance Rebecca Ferguson Rose the Hat Kyliegh Curran Abra Stone Cliff Curtis Billy Freeman Zahn McClarnon Crow Daddy

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