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The Shining

The Shining

A masterpiece of modern horror.
May 23, 1980 2h 24m
8.2
18575 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The Shining
Companies Warner Bros. Pictures, Peregrine, Hawk Films, The Producer Circle Co.
Countries United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords hotel, new year's eve, child abuse, based on novel or book, isolation, telepathy, delusion, halloween, snowstorm, colorado, seclusion, surrealism, writer's block, alcoholism, premonition, psychic power, caretaker, loneliness, vision, domestic violence, postmodern, psychological thriller, writer, twins, labyrinth, alcoholic, blizzard, mutilation, bloody body of child, extrasensory perception, uxoricide, motherhood, hypothermia, haunted hotel, psychological disintegration, pediatrician, repetition, mother son relationship, supernatural power, new year, supernatural horror, ghost child, psychotronic film, psychological horror, deal with the devil, nuclear family, avant garde, new year's party, identical twins, sinister, foreboding, frightened, réveillon
Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Wendy Torrance
Lia Beldam

Lia Beldam

Young Woman in Bath
Billie Gibson

Billie Gibson

Old Woman in Bath
David Baxt

David Baxt

Forest Ranger 1
Manning Redwood

Manning Redwood

Forest Ranger 2
Lisa Burns

Lisa Burns

Grady Daughter
Louise Burns

Louise Burns

Grady Daughter
Jana Shelden

Jana Shelden

Stewardess
Kate Phelps

Kate Phelps

Receptionist
Norman Gay

Norman Gay

Injured Guest
Paul Desbois

Paul Desbois

Hotel Porter (uncredited)
Vivian Kubrick

Vivian Kubrick

Smoking Guest on Ballroom Couch (uncredited)
Derek Lyons

Derek Lyons

Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
Alan Harris

Alan Harris

Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Peter McNamara

Peter McNamara

Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Guy Standeven

Guy Standeven

Ballroom Guest (uncredited)
Reg Thomason

Reg Thomason

Ballroom Guest (uncredited)