The Shining

“A masterpiece of modern horror.”

8.2

1980

2h 24m

HorrorThriller

Director: Stanley Kubrick

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.

Trailer

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Cast

Jack Torrance

Jack Nicholson

Jack Torrance

Wendy Torrance

Shelley Duvall

Wendy Torrance

Danny

Danny Lloyd

Danny

Hallorann

Scatman Crothers

Hallorann

Ullman

Barry Nelson

Ullman

Grady

Philip Stone

Grady

Lloyd

Joe Turkel

Lloyd

Doctor

Anne Jackson

Doctor

Durkin

Tony Burton

Durkin

Young Woman in Bath

Lia Beldam

Young Woman in Bath

Old Woman in Bath

Billie Gibson

Old Woman in Bath

Watson

Barry Dennen

Watson

Reviews

Andres Gomez

A masterpiece. Kubrick chose a perfect cast and uses the timing and music to create a greatly opressing atmosphere. Nicholson is superb, but Duval and the kid are not less good.

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John Chard

This rum is red, man! In spite of author Stephen King not being happy with Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of his novel, The Shining (1980) has proved to be a critical and commercial darling. It may not be in the spirit that King wanted, but it's undeniably a skillful piece of film making, a mixture of beauty and terror, of bravura techniques and simple but effective scares. With quality acting performances to match as well. The story unfolds at a deliberately slow pace, claustrophobia oozes from practically every frame, while the narrative smarts brings to bear the ghosts of the human and supernatural kind, all bone chillingly rendered for great effect by the vast spaces - the cold winter grounds outside - of the Overlook Hotel. It's not all perfect, the screenplay is very average, which makes Kubrick's work even more impressive, but with that comes the wave of feeling about style over substance. A churlish gripe? Maybe? But with Jack Nicholson on scenery chewing overdrive and Kubrick pulling the strings, The Shining still represents a highlight in horror. A horror movie that all horror fans should see at least once - and in the best format available as well! 8/10

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JPV852

Probably my favorite of the Stephen King adaptations (though not much for many of the others save for a one or two) but not amongst Stanley Kubrick's, watched this one for the first time in many years (maybe a decade) and while I did immensely enjoyed it, and really liked Nicholson towards the end, I never really bought into him early on. Still, atmospherically it was amazing and at times creepy. But can't place this as some sort of classic in my book, anyway. **4.0/5**

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