Doctor Sleep
Movie, 2019, Directed, Set in Dan Torrance, decades after The Shining
Doctor Sleep is #8 of 16 in release order and #8 of 16 in chronological order in the Mike Flanagan.
The story
Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".
Doctor Sleep recap
Doctor Sleep (2019) is Mike Flanagan's adaptation of Stephen King's 2013 novel and a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, with Ewan McGregor as the grown-up Dan Torrance, Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat and Kyliegh Curran as Abra Stone. Haunted by the Overlook's ghosts, Dan drinks to dull his "shine" until he gets sober in New Hampshire and works at a hospice, comforting the dying. Abra, a girl whose shine is far stronger than his, reaches out to him. The True Knot, a cult of psychic vampires led by Rose, feeds on the "steam" of children with the shining, and after they murder a boy, they come hunting Abra.
Doctor Sleep ending explained
Dan brings Abra to the abandoned Overlook Hotel, sets its boiler to overload, and releases the ghosts he has locked away in his mind; they devour Rose, then possess Dan, but he regains control long enough to keep the boiler from being shut off. The Overlook burns with Dan inside, and he sees himself as a boy comforted by his mother. Later Dan's spirit visits Abra, telling her to "shine on", and she locks away an Overlook ghost herself.
Where to watch Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep is streaming on fuboTV and Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 79%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Haunting of Hill House, before The Haunting of Bly Manor.
- Chronological order: after The Haunting of Hill House, before The Haunting of Bly Manor.
Cast
- Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrance
- Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat
- Kyliegh Curran as Abra Stone
- Cliff Curtis as Billy Freeman
- Zahn McClarnon as Crow Daddy
- Emily Alyn Lind as Snakebite Andi
- Selena Anduze as Apron Annie
- Robert Longstreet as Barry the Chunk
- Carel Struycken as Grampa Flick
- Katie Parker as Silent Sarey
- Jamie Flanagan as Diesel Doug
- Met Clark as Short Eddie
Directed by Mike Flanagan.