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The Shining

The Shining

A masterpiece of modern horror.

19808.22h 24m

Overview

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Written by Diane Johnson, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King
Produced by Stanley Kubrick
Box OfficeBudget: $19.0MRevenue: $44.8M

Top Cast

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Jack Torrance

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Wendy Torrance

Danny Lloyd

Danny Lloyd

Danny

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Hallorann

Barry Nelson

Barry Nelson

Ullman

Philip Stone

Philip Stone

Grady

Joe Turkel

Joe Turkel

Lloyd

Anne Jackson

Anne Jackson

Doctor

Tony Burton

Tony Burton

Durkin

Lia Beldam

Lia Beldam

Young Woman in Bath

Themes & Keywords

hotelnew year's evechild abusebased on novel or bookisolationtelepathydelusionhalloweensnowstormcoloradoseclusionsurrealismwriter's blockalcoholismpremonitionpsychic powercaretakerlonelinessvisiondomestic violencepostmodernpsychological thrillerwritertwinslabyrinthalcoholicblizzardmutilationpsychoticbloody body of childextrasensory perceptionuxoricidemotherhoodhypothermiahaunted hotelpsychological disintegrationpediatricianrepetitionmother son relationshipsupernatural powernew yearsupernatural horrorghost childpsychotronic filmpsychological horrordeal with the devilnuclear familyavant gardesuspensefulnew year's partyintenseidentical twinssinisterexuberantlabirintoréveillonnevasca

About The Shining

The Shining is a horror, thriller film released in 1980 exploring themes of hotel, new year's eve, child abuse, based on novel or book, isolation, telepathy. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, it stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd. Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

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