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IMDb rating
8.4
Critic rating Average critic rating
9.6

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isyix
Isyix Rose
rated 9

It's a iconic movie, a classic horror film, but the final is confusing to me

2 years ago
rhonda10
Rhonda walling
rated 10

Love this flick! Jack Nicholson great actor

2 years ago
caroline481
elinagarcia
Elina García
rated 8

Not that scary as I thought

3 years ago
peter1024
malin383
Malin Andersson
rated 10

The best horrormovie of all times

2 years ago

Cast & Crew

Stanley Kubrick
Director
Jack Nicholson
As Jack Torrance
Guy Standeven
As Ballroom Guest (uncredited)
Joe Turkel
As Lloyd
Scatman Crothers
As Hallorann
Barrie Holland
As Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
As Ballroom Guest (uncredited)

Frequently asked questions

What is The Shining about? Toggle content

In a remote hotel nestled in the snowy Colorado mountains, Jack Torrance takes on a winter caretaker job to find solitude for his writing. He moves in with his wife Wendy and their young son Danny, who possesses a mysterious psychic ability known as "the shining." As winter settles in and isolation intensifies, the hotel's dark history begins to unravel. Jack's sanity deteriorates under the pressure of supernatural forces that seem intent on driving him into madness. Paranoia mounts as Danny experiences terrifying visions linked to the hotel's haunting past, leaving Wendy desperate to protect her son from an increasingly dangerous father. Ultimately, survival becomes a race against time as shadows from beyond threaten their fragile family bond.

Where can I stream The Shining? Toggle content

You can stream The Shining on: Apple TV YouTube Movies

What movies are similar to The Shining? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Shining include Halloween, Friday the 13th, Carrie, Jaws, The New York Ripper, Eyes of Laura Mars.