The Shining
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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.
Released: 1980
Category: movie
Running time: 144 min
Language: English
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CinemaSerf
"Jack Torrance" is a writer who suffers from a chronic lack of inspiration. To help overcome his block, he takes a job as a winter caretaker and relocates his family to the remote, huge, "Overlook Hot...
Repo Jack
"Darling, I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in."
The Shining is a great example of how musical score and cinematography can elevate a movie to the best-of-the-best.
I tend ...
Repo Jack
"Darling, I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in."
<i>The Shining</i> is a great example of how musical score and cinematography can elevate a movie to the best-of-the-best.
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Manuel São...
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With Doctor Sleep, an almost 40-year sequel to The Shining, being released this week, now it’s the perfect time to revisit one...
JPV852
Probably my favorite of the Stephen King adaptations (though not much for many of the others save for a one or two) but not amongst Stanley Kubrick's, watched this one for the first time in many years...
John Chard
This rum is red, man!
In spite of author Stephen King not being happy with Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of his novel, The Shining (1980) has proved to be a critical and commercial darling.
It ma...
Andres Gom...
A masterpiece. Kubrick chose a perfect cast and uses the timing and music to create a greatly opressing atmosphere.
Nicholson is superb, but Duval and the kid are not less good....
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