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Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep

The deeper the sleep. The darker the fear.

20025.21h 48m

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.

Directed by Nick Willing
Written by Madison Smartt Bell, Nick Willing
Produced by Michele Camarda
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $691K

Top Cast

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Michael Strother

Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine

Elliot Spruggs

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Janet Losey

Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto

Clara Strother

Sophie Stuckey

Sophie Stuckey

Heather

J

Josh Richards

Keith

John Rogan

John Rogan

Francis Paladine

Claire Rushbrook

Claire Rushbrook

Grace

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Lauren Gabrielle Volpert

Martha Strother

Sarah Woodward

Sarah Woodward

Police Inspector Hilary Ash

Themes & Keywords

london, englandbased on novel or booktelepathyscotland yardchild murderpsychologytraumainsomniacultflashbackpremonitionserial killerfemale police officeroccultchild kidnappingnumerologymother son relationshipmysticismmutismindependent filmfalse identitysurprise endingself hypnosis

About Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep is a crime, horror, thriller, mystery film released in 2002 exploring themes of london, england, based on novel or book, telepathy, scotland yard, child murder, psychology. Directed by Nick Willing, it stars Goran Višnjić, Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson. 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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