A new chapter from Stephen King, author of ’The Shining’.
Cast |
Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Violet McGraw, Jacob Tremblay, Carel Struycken, Cliff Curtis, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood |
Director |
Mike Flanagan |
Screenplay | Mike Flanagan, from the novel by Stephen King |
Music | The Newton Brothers |
Cinematography | Michael Fimognari |
Editing | Mike Flanagan |
Made in | 2019 |
Produced by | Warner Bros., Intrepid Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment |
Official Site | IMDB page | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Horror |
Language | None (sic) |
Nudity | None (sic) |
Sex | None |
Violence | None (sic) |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None (sic) |
Comments | Contains scenes of horror. |
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R: Restricted | Rated R for disturbing and violent content, some bloody images, language, nudity and drug use. |
Runtime | 151 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
15: Suitable for 15 years and older | Violence, Gore, Horror, Threat, Language |
Runtime | 152 |
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
Suggested age limit 16 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
24.com Gabi Zietsman Doctor Sleep is a beautiful, gut-wrenching film that stands proudly on its own as a sequel - something that’s quite rare in cinema. | 15 | |
Metacritic.com 30 critics | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 126 critics | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Doctor Sleep forsakes the elemental terror of its predecessor for a more contemplative sequel that balances poignant themes against spine-tingling chills. | 15 | |
CommonSenseMedia Jeffrey M. Anderson Well-made “Shining” sequel has intense violence toward kids. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Rottentomatoes users 719 users | 18 | |
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter | 19 | |
IMDB 6009 Netizens | 15 | |
The Movie DB Community | 14 | |
Average .. 73% | 15 |