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The Shining

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his...

1980

144 min.

4.3 average rating

Horror

Thriller

psychological

supernatural

Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

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.

CAST

Jack Nicholson

Cast

Shelley Duvall

Cast

Danny Lloyd

Cast

Scatman Crothers

Cast

Barry Nelson

Cast

Philip Stone

Cast

Joe Turkel

Cast

Anne Jackson

Cast

Tony Burton

Cast

Lia Beldam

Cast

CREW

Stanley Kubrick

Screenplay

Diane Johnson

Screenplay

Wendy Carlos

Original Music Composer

Rachel Elkind

Original Music Composer

Stanley Kubrick

Director

Release Year

1980

Runtime

144 min

Scare Score

8

Average Rating

4.3

Updated

Apr. 29th, 2026

Sub-Genres

psychological

supernatural

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