The Shining
1980 · Movie · R · 144 min · ★ 8.2 · 76% critics
A family takes a winter caretaker job at a remote hotel, cut off from the outside world for months. As isolation sets in, unsettling events and a growing sense of menace begin to unravel their fragile routine, pushing them toward fear and instability.
Based on The Shining
Also known as Shining : L'enfant lumière · Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-05-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (18,955 votes)
- Box office
- $47,299,460
- Budget
- $19,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow-burn, unsettling hotel horror with memorable imagery and creeping dread, similar to Suspiria or Rosemary’s Baby; Not for you if you need fast pacing, clear answers, or constant scares.
Pros: oppressive, creepy atmosphere; iconic moments; strong lead performances | Cons: slow build for some; story feels confusing; scares may not land
Themes
- hotel
- new year's eve
- child abuse
- based on novel or book
- isolation
- telepathy
- delusion
- halloween
- snowstorm
- colorado
- seclusion
- surrealism
- +45 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1981 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actress · 1981 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jack Nicholson
as Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall
as Wendy Torrance
Danny Lloyd
as Danny
Scatman Crothers
as Hallorann
Barry Nelson
as Ullman
Philip Stone
as Grady
Joe Turkel
as Lloyd
Anne Jackson
as Doctor
Tony Burton
as Durkin
Lia Beldam
as Young Woman in Bath
Directed by Stanley Kubrick