The ShiningOverview and Synopsis

  • The Shining
  • Opened May 23, 1980 | Runtime:1 hr. 59 min.
  • R
  • Based on the Stephen King horror novel about a writer and his family who are snowbound in a huge hotel. In the hotel a number of hauntings are experienced which are either caused by the hotel itself or the writer's dementia.
  • Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson
  • Director: Stanley Kubrick
  • Genres: Haunted House Film, Horror

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  • READ THE BOOK!
    by karensaucedo

    There is no way to film what happens in the book so the story is changed in places to achieve the same degree of !!!! But, it doesn't work. A typical Stephen King book makes you care for the...Read More

  • The Shining
    by rmgittin

    You should go see this, especially at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood....Read More

  • AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    by Spike33

    This movie is was too scary. I am very young to be watching a R rated movie but all of the scary movies I've seen, nothing has benn this creepy to me. I watch R and PG-13 movies and I'e never been...Read More

  • my shinig review
    by lord-o-movies

    THE BEST HORROR FILM EVER MADE how can anyone give ths film a bad review every thing about this movie is perfect....Read More

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