# Doctor Sleep (2019)

> A recovering alcoholic with psychic abilities must protect a gifted girl from an immortal tribe that feeds on children like them.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/345054

## Facts

- Runtime: 152 min
- Genres: Horror, Fantasy
- Director: Mike Flanagan
- Cast: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Selena Anduze, Robert Longstreet
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5606664/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: melancholic, foreboding, tense, halloween night, late night horror marathon

## Synopsis

A haunting journey of redemption and survival unfolds as dark forces converge on a gifted child.

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