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23/05/1980 Horror, Thriller 2h 24m
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A masterpiece of modern horror.

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.

  1. Stanley Kubrick

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jack Nicholson

    Jack Torrance

  2. Shelley Duvall

    Wendy Torrance

  3. Danny Lloyd

    Danny

  4. Scatman Crothers

    Hallorann

  5. Barry Nelson

    Ullman

  6. Philip Stone

    Grady

  7. Joe Turkel

    Lloyd

  8. Anne Jackson

    Doctor

  9. Tony Burton

    Durkin

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-11-01
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 ...read the rest
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  10. Silent Hill66%
  11. Hereditary72%
  12. The Entity68%
  13. The Deliverance59%
  14. Cobweb64%
  15. Never Let Go60%
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$19,000,000.00

Revenue
$44,781,695.00

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