Movie

Doctor Sleep

2019 · 152 min

A somber, slow-building horror that lingers on trauma and recovery, mixing dread with moments of tenderness and hard-won hope.

Tagline: Return to the Overlook.
Overview: Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, addiction, healing, found family
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
addiction
healing
found family
survival
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild