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Doctor Sleep

The deeper the sleep. The darker the fear.

2002 · 1h 48m · R Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by Nick Willing

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Overview

While treating a policewoman for smoking, hypnotherapist Michael Strother has a telepathic vision of a young girl floating beneath the surface of a stream. The escaped victim of a ritualistic serial killer, the girl has become mute, and Michael is called upon by Scotland Yard to unlock the secrets she holds in order to catch a man who believes he has discovered the key to immortality.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

Top critics, in their words

All reviews
46%
Tomatometer
Fresh

The atmospheric psychological thriller weaves a compelling web thanks to dense, stylized direction by Nick Willing and a smartly assembled cast.

Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh

... one of the best thrillers I've seen probably since The Ring.

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten

On their way to confront ancient evil, Strother and Losey keep tripping over timeworn cliches.

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post
Rotten

An occasionally engaging but more often gruesome British thriller.

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh

If you can overlook its TV-episode look, occasional lapses in logic and detours into lurid overkill, this old-school psychological thriller, which marries a tracking-the- serial-killer narrative with occult themes, is a creepy diversion.

Megan Lehmann, New York Post

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