Doctor Sleep (2002) movie poster

Doctor Sleep

2002 ·1h 48m · ★ 5.2 (63)

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.

Why it matters
2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
57
Supernatural
60
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
43
Survival
33
CultOccultSerial KillerTrauma

Content Warnings

Child in Danger

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookchild kidnappingchild murderfalse identityfemale police officerflashbackindependent filminsomnialondon, englandmother son relationshipmutismmysticismnumerologypremonitionpsychologyscotland yardself hypnosissurprise-endingtelepathy

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