Doctor Sleep

About Doctor Sleep

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".

Doctor Sleep is a 2019 fantasy horror film directed by Mike Flanagan. The film is filed under haunted house, melancholy, compassionate, and tense.

Ewan McGregor takes the lead as Danny Torrance, Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat, Kyliegh Curran as Abra Stone, and Cliff Curtis as Billy Freeman. Released in October 2019, it runs 152 minutes.

The screenplay is by Mike Flanagan. Produced by Intrepid Pictures. It is part of The Shining Collection. The story is adapted from a novel. It streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential in the United States.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, How to Train Your Dragon 2, and Monica make useful companions to Doctor Sleep, all filed under inspirational. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 5,094 votes and it carries a R rating.