The Shining

– Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 24 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
The Shining
The Shining (1980)

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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Producing Country:
USA, UK
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Genre:

The Shining (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Jun 1980

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

The Shining

The Shining
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Plot:

Signing a contract, Jack Torrance, a normal writer and former teacher agrees to take care of a hotel which has a long, violent past that puts everyone in the hotel in a nervous situation. While Jack slowly gets more violent and angry of his life, his son, Danny, tries to use a special talent, the "Shining", to inform the people outside about whatever that is going on in the hotel.

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations.

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Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
Metacritic:
66%

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