The Shining

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2 hr. 22 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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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John

The Shining is a flat out classic! Havent seen it on the big screen since it first came out. What a treat to see it this way again! Gorgeous!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/18/23

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Hussein

It is mind-bending and psychologicallly thrilling.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/09/23

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Ramon

My all time favorite film, can’t get enough of it. Always have to watch it in theaters every time it comes back.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/22

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natasha

I have never seen the shining so watching it on the big screen is the best way to watch a movie for the first time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10/22

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Rebecca

One of my all time favorites. Jack Nicholson plays a great psycho. Glad Look Theater took it way back and showed it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/01/22

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Jonathan

Great movie! A classic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/21

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Stanley Kubrick

Director

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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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

The supernatural joins forces with psychosis in Stanley Kubrick’s superb adaptation of a Stephen King bestseller.

Oct 20, 2023

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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

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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

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Zofia Wijaszka

Nerdspin

With an out-of-this-world cast, "The Shining" remains a cult film, even after 44 years and it’s ideal for a cold winter evening.

Rated: A

Jan 18, 2024

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Stanley Kubrick somehow manages to feel restrained and more ambitious than ever, delivering a harrowing and nightmarish case study in the impact of isolation and familial resentment.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 22, 2023

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

The Shining might be one of the most accessible classics to new viewers of today to understand why it is, in fact, one of the greatest and most influential horror films of all time. The ending is still mind-blowing after all these years.

Rated: A+

Jul 24, 2023

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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
Executive Producer: Jan Harlan
Screenwriter: Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Producers Circle, Warner Brothers, Peregrine, Hawk Films
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 23, 1980, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2008
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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