Film • May 23, 1980
The Shining


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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- Status
- Released
- Release
- May 23, 1980 (45 years ago)
- Alias
- Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rating
- R
- Genres
- Psychological horror, Supernatural & Paranormal
- Themes
- Psychological Drama, Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror
- Origin
- United Kingdom, United States
- Companies
- Hawk Films, Peregrine, The Producer Circle Co., Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast

Jack NicholsonJack Torrance

Shelley DuvallWendy Torrance

Danny LloydDanny

Philip StoneGrady

Scatman CrothersHallorann

Joe TurkelLloyd

Barry NelsonUllman

Barry DennenWatson

Anne JacksonDoctor

Tony BurtonDurkin

Lia BeldamYoung Woman in Bath
Billie GibsonOld Woman in Bath

David BaxtForest Ranger 1

Manning RedwoodForest Ranger 2

Lisa BurnsGrady Daughter

Louise BurnsGrady Daughter
Robin PappasNurse
Alison ColeridgeSecretary

Burnell TuckerPoliceman

Jana SheldenStewardess
Kate PhelpsReceptionist
Norman GayInjured Guest
Scores
- Average Score
- 86%
FilmAffinity
- 82%
IMDb
- 84%
Letterboxd
- 85%
Metacritic
- 86%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 93%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Moderate >
- Violence
- High >
- Profanity
- Moderate >
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low >
- Fright & Intensity
- High >























