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The Shining

Play trailer 0:30 Poster for The Shining R Released May 23, 1980 2h 22m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack's writing goes nowhere and Danny's visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel's dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.
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Though it deviates from Stephen King's novel, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is a chilling, often baroque journey into madness -- exemplified by an unforgettable turn from Jack Nicholson.

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Wendy Ide Times (UK) The supernatural joins forces with psychosis in Stanley Kubrick’s superb adaptation of a Stephen King bestseller. Oct 20, 2023 Full Review Jay Scott Globe and Mail Kubrick sabotages his own thesis in the most knuckleheaded way conceivable: we can't be charged as accomplices in horror when there is no horror. Aug 16, 2022 Full Review David Denby New York Magazine/Vulture There are a few terrific thrills, and some eerie moments of dislocation that only Kubrick could achieve, but most of the movie is unfelt, unscary, and bizarrely heavy-handed. It's the first pompous haunted-house movie. Jun 17, 2022 Full Review Grant Hermanns Screen Rant With 45 years gone since it first released, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining definitely remains a horror classic, in spite of its adaptation problems. Rated: 8/10 May 23, 2025 Full Review Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Kubrick may take some liberties with King's material, but the result is undeniably one of horror's greatest classics. Also: justice for DuVall and her performance as Wendy Rated: 4.5/5 May 21, 2025 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Despite The Outlook’s advantages, a hysterical, bookworm, couch potato, chain smoking wife beats it. Kubrick did not intend to create a film about evil’s Achilles heel, but I left with that message. Be a mess, but fight. Jun 9, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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geminielsy U Still one of my favorites. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Dominick The greatest horror film of all time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review Fandango Customer C A masterpiece that stands the test of time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/02/24 Full Review John C One of Jack Nicholsons best performances. Awesome to see on the big screen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review DJE An amazing movie that doesn’t jump scare but gives you chills. Music and acting are intense Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review The Robinson’s So good on the big screen!!! Thank you 😊 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Stanley Kubrick

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Jack Nicholson

Jack Torrance

Shelley Duvall

Winifred "Wendy" Torrance

Danny Lloyd

Danny Torrance

Scatman Crothers

Dick Hallorann

Barry Nelson

Stuart Ullman

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Synopsis Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack's writing goes nowhere and Danny's visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel's dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Producer
Robert Fryer, Stanley Kubrick
Screenwriter
Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Producers Circle, Peregrine, Warner Brothers, Hawk Films
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 23, 1980, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 15, 2008
Runtime
2h 22m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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