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Doctor Sleep
Directed by
Mike Flanagan
Produced by Trevor Macy and Jon Berg
Screenplay by Mike Flanagan Based on the novel by Stephen King
Produced by Trevor Macy and Jon Berg
Screenplay by Mike Flanagan Based on the novel by Stephen King
With:
Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Selena Anduze, Robert Longstreet, Carel Struycken, Catherine Parker, James Flanagan, Met Clark, Zackary Momoh, Jocelin Donahue, Dakota Hickman, Carl Lumbly, Thomas Downing, Bruce Greenwood, Sallye Hooks, Alex Essoe, Roger Dale Floyd, George Mengert, Henry Thomas, and Danny Lloyd
Cinematography:
Michael Fimognari
Editing: Mike Flanagan
Music: The Newton Brothers
Editing: Mike Flanagan
Music: The Newton Brothers
Runtime:
151 min
Release Date: 08 November 2019
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 08 November 2019
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
One of the better examples of a tired trend—the overly reverent sequel/reboot/homage to a beloved preexisting property—Flanagan (Oculus, Hush, Gerald's Game) pulls off a faithful adaptation of King's Shining sequel that aligns to Kubrick's film while creating an intriguing tale in its own right until it succumbs to the inevitable rehash of the original's iconography, and even that plays well enough.