Yalini
1 year
ago
The little boy was really smart
Dónal Kennedy
1 year
ago
Duvall really lets the side down, but there are iconic scenes a-plenty
Eric Brainard
over 2 years
ago
Isolated in a secluded hotel during winter? Who wouldn't go a bit bonkers.
Pamela Murray
almost 3 years
ago
Scary and memorable. Not my favorite.
Danny B
3 years
ago
10 minutes in, you know what's going to go horribly wrong. Then you live it for 2+ hours.
Damian Campo
over 4 years
ago
A really solid film, it really deserves to be a classic, a must see if you like thrillers
Malory
almost 5 years
ago
it was so bad, i really hated it
Jonathan Evans
almost 5 years
ago
Keep running around that maze of a hotel you may find your marbles... or lose more.
Guy Meltzer
5 years
ago
truly frightning brilliantly executed horror gem
Jim Armstrong
over 5 years
ago
A classic...really terrifying, even today.
Robert Stuart
over 5 years
ago
One of the best horror films ever made. Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece.
Bethan
over 5 years
ago
It's really good with an amazing soundtrack but it don't half drag
Daniel Jones
almost 6 years
ago
Scariest movie ever made? Definitely the best directed horror film ever.
Luke Carnahan
6 years
ago
Twisted plot, excellent direction, amazing soundtrack.
Lachie Munro
6 years
ago
A classic we should all watch at least once. Very interesting.
Tony Gandía
6 years
ago
Deranged Nicholson makes every moment count in this twisted tale
Brooke
over 6 years
ago
Twisted and dark, and psychological without "gotcha" moments. A slow burn that pays off
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. A writer, Jack Torrance, takes a job as an off-season caretaker at an isolated hotel. His young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future, such as the ghosts who inhabit the hotel. Soon after settling in, the family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm, and Jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence; he descends into madness and attempts to murder his wife and son.
Unlike previous Kubrick films, which developed an audience gradually by building on word-of-mouth, The Shining was released as a mass-market film, opening at first in just two cities on Memorial Day, then nationwide a month later. Although initial response to the film was mixed, later critical assessment was...