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
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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Doctor Sleep
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.
Director and cast
- Nick Willing Director
- Goran Višnjić as Michael Strother
- Paddy Considine as Elliot Spruggs
- Shirley Henderson as Janet Losey
- Miranda Otto as Clara Strother
- Corin Redgrave Cast
- Sophie Stuckey as Heather
- Josh Richards as Keith
- John Rogan as Francis Paladine
- Claire Rushbrook as Grace
- Lauren Gabrielle Volpert as Martha Strother
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
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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