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The Shining (1980)

R ★ 8.2/10 144 min Horror, Thriller United Kingdom, United States English
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay by: Diane Johnson, Stanley Kubrick
Novel: Stephen King
Streaming: Not available
A masterpiece of modern horror.

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall Wendy Torrance
Danny Lloyd
Danny Lloyd Danny
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers Hallorann
Barry Nelson
Barry Nelson Ullman
Philip Stone
Philip Stone Grady
Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel Lloyd
Anne Jackson
Anne Jackson Doctor

The Shining Appears on 64 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #341
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #373
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #66
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #661
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #88

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #62
Buzzfeed: 47 Incredible Movies You Need To Watch If You Want To Be A Film Buff
Buzzfeed #08
Collider's 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Collider #05
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #78
Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Movies as of 2013
Entertainment Weekly #65
Esquire’s 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
Esquire #42
Indiewire's Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #01
Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s
IndieWire #16
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Paste Magazine #02
Paste Magazines 80 Best Movies Of The 1980s
Paste Magazine #34
Popmatters 100 Essential Male Film Performances
PopMatters #72
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #298
Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Rolling Stone #11
Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Movies Of 21st Century
Rolling Stone #16
Slashfilms 95 Best Thrillers Ever Made
SlashFilm #77
Slashfilms Top 100 Movies Of All Time
SlashFilm #75
The 100 Best Movies Of All Time By Esquire
Esquire #37
The Best 25 Horror Movies Of The 80S At Uproxx
Uproxx #01
The Guardian And Observer Critics Top 10 Horror Movies
The Guardian #05
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #05
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #36
The Ringers Best Horror Movies Since 1978
The Ringer #06
The Ringers Horror Oscars
The Ringer #216
The Ringers The Rewatchables
The Ringer #113
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #318

Filmmaker Curation

Adam Wingard's Favorite Movies
Rotten Tomatos #01
Alfonso Cuarón's Favorite Movies
Various #34
Coralie Fargeat’s Cinematic Inspirations
Letterboxd #06
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #597
Jordan Peele's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #19
Martin Scorsese's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #79
Mike’s Likes: Favorite Horror Movies
Letterboxd #226
Robert Eggers Favorite Movies
Various #25
Tim Burton's Favorite Movies
Various #34
Yorgos Lanthimos's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #23

Fun Lists

"All Movies Referenced In Every 'Treehouse of Horror' by The Simpsons"
Letterboxd #68
American Film Institutes 50 Greatest Villains
American Film Institute #25

Genre Curation

The 50 Best Ghost Movies Of All Time Paste
Paste Magazine #01

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 100 Most Liked Movies Of All Time
Letterboxd #31
Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1980-1989 Films
Letterboxd #34
Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #11
Movies Where A 5 Star Rating Is Most Common
Letterboxd #123
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Letterboxd Showdown #07
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Showdown The Runaways
Letterboxd Showdown #18

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