The Shining

1980 Stanley Kubrick 2h 24m
Horror Thriller

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.

Cast

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

Vibes

Curious Heart Pounding Visually Stunning Crowd Pleaser
The Filmatic Record No. 8 in The Filmatic 100

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with The Shining

Session 9 2001
Haunted buildings, fractured minds. Architecture as horror. Watch as a double feature
Doctor Sleep 2019
The Overlook Hotel, bookended. Kubrick's masterpiece and its surprisingly worthy sequel. Watch as a double feature
1408 2007
Stephen King's haunted spaces. One is a hotel. The other is a room. Both will convince you to never check in. Watch as a double feature
Hereditary 2018
Generational horror masterpieces. Two films that changed what horror could be, forty years apart. Watch as a double feature

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