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Doctor Sleep (2019) Revisited – Horror Movie Review
Posted 3 years ago
The new episode of the Deconstructing video series looks at Mike Flanagan's adaptation of Stephen King's Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep
- Theatrical - Wide 2019-11-08
- Cast Ewan McGregor Rebecca Ferguson Kyliegh Curran Cliff Curtis Zahn McClarnon
- Directed by Mike Flanagan
- Written by Mike Flanagan
Box Office Gross:
$72,385,286
Running Time:
152 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Vertigo Entertainment, Intrepid Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Genres:
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Synopsis
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... See more ability called the “shine”.
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Doctor Sleep (Movie Review)
Posted 7 years ago
Thirty-Six years after publishing the novel, author Stephen King returned to the world of THE SHINING with his follow-up novel, DOCTOR SLEEP, tracing the life of young Danny Torrance after the fateful events of that debut novel. But, while DOCTOR...
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Posted 7 years ago
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