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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.

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2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
57
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
17
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
43
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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CultOccultSerial KillerTrauma

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TMDB Keywords

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

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