This movie was better than it had any right being. You don't just make a sequel to The shining and not expect some scrutiny, but I walked away impressed. In fact, I would call it one of the better horror movies in recent years.

Forever mad that this didn't do better in theaters, let alone get any award recognition. My theater burst into applause at the end.

Truly a amazing movie and sequel. I love that this movie feels like a true sequel to the original and not a repeat of the first story.

Flanagan puts so much emotion and drama in his stuff too. Scary as well as tearjerkers.

By far my favourite horror movie of the past 15 years. I’m so annoyed at myself for not going to see this on the big screen. But I have the 4K Blu-ray to enjoy over and over. Mike Flanagan absolutely nailed it.

The "recast" characters were done very well (Jack, Wendy, Dick). They all got the spirit of the character, without coming across as a parody or an impersonation.

I absolutely loved this movie. Flanagan is a master at film making

One of the best modern horror movies to come out in the last decade! It has an amazing cast, a dread filled score and brilliantly beautiful cinematography that matches perfectly with Stanley Kubrick's style. I absolutely love this movie!

Curran killed it as Abra! I got to see an early screening and the reactions she brought out of the audience was so much fun to experience.

I love Doctor Sleep, it was very unfortunate that moviegoing audiences didn't embrace it. But I suspect that it will have a long life. Flanagan is a terrific director.

The Best Picture of 2019. Expected nothing & it completely blew me away. A brilliant examination of trauma, abuse, depression, grief, & death.

I love this movie! I watched it on the opening weekend and went in cautiously optimistic and came out so happy. It’s a shame the money men at Warner weren’t as pleased, I would have loved to see a sequel focusing on Abra with McGregor as her mentor force ghost. I’m sure the bad spirit of Rose The Hat is still out there…

The Shining is a classic one of the best horror movie's of all time and Doctor Sleep was a great sequel to it can't believe it tanked at the box office

Mike Flanagan is one of my favorite filmmakers working right now.

People came into this movie thinking that it was going to be like The Shining Stanley Kubrick Style. But no The Shining is it's own movie.

I loved loved loved this movie, Ewan was amazing! The directors cut was great as well. One of my favorite sequels of all time.

I slept (pun intended) on this until very recently. I watched the directors cut which ran at around 3 hours I think. It's been the best film I've watched this year and has lingered with me since. I think if nothing else that's the sign of a film that has done something right.

I had just finished reading "The Shining" when the 1980 film came out. I was so hyped to see it and was so underwhelmed and disappointed. For years I never told folks I didn't care for the Kubrick film because I figured I just didn't get it since it was immediately heralded as a modern horror classic. I've watched it over the years and am still "meh" on it. I blame the casting. Jack and Wendy are so NORMAL in the book that the slow descent they both fall into is truly horrifying as the story unfolds. Jack Nicholson is a great actor but from frame one he already seemed unstable. Poor Shelley Duvall was pretty much relegated to playing a spineless church mouse (far removed from the sunny version in the book). When "Doctor Sleep" came out, I was impressed with both book and film.

I loved this movie and honestly prefer it to the original shining. It’s my favourite horror movie (I would say it’s more a thriller) and it’s extremely underrated. Haunting of hill house creator, Obi Wan and Stephen King. Perfect.

I loved Doctor Sleep! Thought it was awesome and the cinematography looked amazing!

I absolutely love Doctor Sleep and actually prefer it to The Shining. A phenomenal if not underrated masterpiece. It's why I want to see Mike Flanagan's A Nightmare On Elm Street. He's pitched it, but it's up to the Craven estate. We'll see.

Ewan McGregor playing a character with special abilities who disappears into obscurity for years before having to come back and reconnect with his abilities to use them to protect a young girl? Bet he wouldn't play that part twice!

Jacob Tremblay gave such a chilling performance in this. Apparently everyone on set was in shock and he just got up and ate some of his birthday cake.

The most criminally underrated studio horror movie of the last decade.

Man, I was immersed immediately. I could tell right away this was gonna be an enjoyable watch. I rolled my eyes a little with the whole "steam" thing, and then I realized how much of a Dark Tower vibe it had, and remembered Blaine the train. That was it. I knew Flanagan was the man for the job, and I sat pinned to it throughout. I really enjoyed it, thought it was probably the last great horror movie I'd see for a long time.

I *love* this movie, man…

I was blown away when I first saw this movie! Imagine my excitement when I found out there was a longer Director's Cut. I only wish I could have seen it in theaters.

3:48 "King lamented" ... not quite, he relented.

"From Mike Flanagan, director of 'Oculus' and 'Ouija: Origin of Evil' and Stephen King, the author who brought you 'The Shining' and 'It: Chapter One & Two'"

I absolutely loved this movie. It was such a relief from all the trash that comes out these days. And god damn Becca Ferguson was so sexy. My only gripe is the overuse of the heartbeat breathing thing. In theaters it got annoying after awhile.

How could there be people that don't like horror movies? I don't understand how that's possible

The girl that plays Abra Stone did amazing she even won a Saturn award

When Jacob ask "Are you gonna hurt me?" And she says Yes and lets out the cry I always lose it.

Underrated movie at it’s finest

Wrong about the TV series, it was pretty close to the book and also King was actually in it. Loved Dr Sleep and omfg going back into the Overlook was worth the ticket price alone.

How easily this could have been a disaster. But thankfully it's not. At all. They did such a good job with this fillm in every way. The cast, the direction, and the set design is incredible.

Saw it twice in the theaters and was blown away by it -- such a great movie -- when I got the DVD and watched the director's cut, I believe that it is even a step above Kubrick's original

This was a really great film, I still hope we get a prequel to the Overlook. I want another movie about the hotel's history.

Great review of a great film!

Such a great movie. So well done. Still find baseball boy scene the most disturbing child death of all time.

Come back in another 10 years and it'll become as famous as The Shinning. It's in the series' DNA.

It was a good movie. I just didn't like the typical "all powerful" new character that was the strongest anyone has ever seen and can do anything. I give it a solid B..it's worth seeing.

I really enjoyed Dr Sleep - I didn't realize it was a box office flop? I thought it did really well.

TRIVIA: Danny Lloyd who played Danny Torrence in the 1980 Kubrick film has a cameo in Dr. Sleep. He's the guy in the stands at the ballgame discussing how good Jacob Tremblay's character (Bradley Trevor) is.

There's something about the tone of this video. Perhaps it's the narrator's voice, delivery or just simply not being the other guy, but it comes across as borderline sycophantic.

This one delivered everything I hoped for and more. I absolutely loved the book and when this was announced I followed it every step of the way. Caught it opening day and my jaw dropped when I saw the performances of Danny Abra and Rose. The shots from Danny right after their escape from the hotel hit just as strong and I hoped and brought me right back into the world.

I remember when the movie came out I was kind of against it, but after seeing it, I was extremely pleased. Great movie.

Happy I got to praise to Henry Thomas for his cameo!

I loved this movie.Im just glad they didn't base it on Kings version and made it a sequel to Kubricks version!!

I loved the movie -- my only gripe would be: ... spoilers... Danny dies at the end of the movie whereas in the book he lives. I expect King to write a 3rd book involving Danny and Abra.

This movie is a dreadfully underrated masterpiece.

This film is fantastic. Criminally overlooked.

❤️Saw the Shining when I was kid with my Parents, loved it! Saw Doc Slp with my wife and kids on opening night, loved it! Huge fans😎

I don't understand why this movie didn't kick off...

"SHE! GOT IN! MY HEAD!"

Now I feel like I'm ready to watch this movie - thanks for the insight!

I don't think people truly comprehend what a perfect balancing act this film manages to pull off. It somehow takes modern horror elements and Flanagan's directorial style and blends them with the more surreal, stylized elements of Kubrick's 'Shining' in a way that doesn't feel like they're at odds with one another and leaves the sequel still feeling like its own thing, finds a way to integrate the hotel into the story (the Overlook never makes an appearance in the 'Doctor Sleep' novel) in a way that doesn't feel like mere fanservice, but makes complete sense and plays into the ending seamlessly, *and* it even managed to get the blessing of the original film's biggest critic, Stephen King, despite it borrowing so much from the Kubrick version. Danny even completes Jack's redemption arc from the original novel by sacrificing himself to save Abra in the film, something that King heavily criticized the original film for not including. The fact that this movie not only exists but is as astonishingly good as it is, with everything coming together in a way that never feels forced or out of place, is a plain miracle, and a major testament to Mike Flanagan's skill and care as a director. I sometimes hear people describe 'Doctor Sleep' as "mid," but considering what a monumental train wreck this film *should* have been I'd say that's pretty darn impressive in of itself.

I keep forgetting this movie exists.. I keep meaning to watch it

The more I learn about the movie the less I care.

Doctor Sleep was more direct in its story line while The Shining was mysterious all the way through. That might be one reason why some fans of the first film were disappointed in the sequels approach. Myself I believe this way the best way, why just duplicate a classic.

I was surprised how good this was

This was such a great film I was a fan of mike Flanigan after watching "Haunting of Hill House" and then I saw this and he became one of my few favorite directors. I've also only ever seen the director's cut of this film I can't imagine it without the extra 30 minutes

I loved Doctor Sleep it really was a good continuion of The Shinning. The performances were well done. Seeing the shot per shot of the opening of Kubrick's Shining plus hearing that familiar haunting musical score from The Shinning in theaters was damn amazing.

Just watched this movie for the first time a few days ago... great movie would definitely recommend

This film was great to watch in the theater. I remember audience's were screaming during certain scenes which made me realize that horror films can still effect ppl and make them scream. Highly recommend checking this movie out!

Great movie and amazing casts too. I'm so glad that Mike Flanagan did this one also. I've seen a lot of his movies with his beautiful wife and never been disappointed in any of his movies 👍👍👍👍

This is a perfect and welcome addendum to the Shining.

Hot Take: This movie would have done better box office wise if the marketing leaned less into it being a sequel to The Shining. Even though The Shining is popular, its rewatchability differs from movies like Halloween, etc. I was more interested in the new characters and scenarios than I was in sequel aspects.

Loved this movie. So well done.

Just watched this, and I went into this thinking it's gonna be terrible. Man, was I wrong! This movie was great! Cast, effects, story, and sets where excellent. I can't believe at sat on the UHD for 3 years, before watching it.

While I didn't find the movie especially scary (but very disturbing) I still absolutely loved this movie and found it to be an amazing sequel to one of the best horror movies of all time.

Such a great movie! I found it in the bargain bin at Walmart for 5 bucks. Criminal!

One of the handful of movies that I’ve walked out of the theaters on. This movie was too disturbing for me.

A good sequel that managed to serve fans of both the Kubrick movie and the two novels

Read both books. Saw Dr. Sleep in theater. Loved it. But then I saw the director cut.omg..he toed a hard line between both books .and the original film. He did an amazing job and I believe just like the shining film ..Dr. sleep will rise up because back to back these films rock.

I recently rewatched it and it’s so good.

It wasn't a TERRIBLE film; I just didn't care. Turned characters into supernatural superheroes. It implies a "King-verse" I'm not interested in. But really, it wasn't made by Kubrick or by a director who shares his sensibilities. I think it can be summed up - generally - like this: the people who liked "Sleep" are more King fans than Kubrick fans, and the people who didn't like it are the reverse.

I saw this in theaters on my birthday. I don't care what anyone else says, I enjoyed this movie much more than the Shining.

I went to see this movie at a nearly empty theater, this sequel is a complete misfire, I was very disappointed

I loved this film. I have read both books and I can see both sides of the criticisms, but I have to say Doctor Sleep is genius. It not only makes the 1st movie relevant, but it expands the mythos. My Wife refuses to watch horror movies. Even though she will watch dramas that have violent scenes that are at times worse than any horror movie. She loves this movie as well.

Doctor sleep and the new Halloween movies are probably my favorite horror films in the last 5 years. Also anything Jordan peele touches

I can't believe this came out in 2019. Feels like it's been longer than that.

The directors cut of this is amazing. Def an improvement to an already great film

Doctor Sleep is my favorite sequel to any movie ever.. that is a huge achievement.. pushing Batman Returns and Gremlins 2 into 2nd and 3rd places respectively...

I loved the extended director's cut (which I have on Blu-Ray)...😎👍

*I much prefer OCULUS by the same director. Very under rated and original horror film*

I haven't seen it since I saw it at the theater in November 2019, but I think it is a fantastic continuation of the story. It came as a surprise to me that I would like it as much as I do because, beforehand, I didn't have high expectations for it.

I really liked Doctor Sleep. It was among the slew of really great horror movies coming out in the mid to late 2010s and early 2020's. But after it came out I don't remember hearing much about it.

Cant believe this masterpiece was screenplayed by the same guy that did the Jim Carrey Batman movie lol

Really good movie. Watched it several times and liked it more after the first viewing. Would love to see a prequel and what happened at The Overlook before Jack Torrance.

I really liked it. Some say the nostalgia bits were a bit too much but I ate it up man! I loved all the new directions the story takes but all the Overlook stuff had me hyped.

That took a lot of cajones to wear that Apollo sweater in front of King lol

I absolutely love this movie. I didn’t think it was possible to marry King and Kubrick’s versions and make a faithful adaptation to the book but damn does Mike Flanagan pull it off. The man is a genius. I think some people expected it to be like the original but if they had read the book, they would have known it was an entirely different type of story. And the True Knot is freaking terrifying

I ❤️ this movie can rewatch it over and over

I like Dr Sleep more than the Shining. It was a great movie. The villains were great especially Rose the hat. It was entertaining and Ewan was phenomenal. The little black girl was excellent. That scene where they torture and kill that kid was straight out of a nightmare. Such an underrated movie.

Can't help but think one reason they cast Henry Thomas was that he has experience playing an iconic horror character that's synonymous with the original actor. Thomas was cast as a young Norman Bates in the underrated Psycho IV: The Beginning and did a damn fine job.

My dream film/tv crossover: Abra + Eleven, kicking supernatural ass with their psychic powers

Just saw it tonight. It was good! I can't remember anything I've seen from Mike Flanagan that wasn't awesome.

I always thought that David Harbour would be great to play Jack Torrance if they ever remade the Shining

The doctor sleep directors cut is easily my favorite studio film in the last decade