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The Shining

1980·2h 26m·R
DramaHorror
IMDb Rating
★ 8.4/10
1,228,532 votes
Metascore
68
Metacritic

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.

The Shining is a 1980 drama horror movie directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Danny Lloyd, Jack Nicholson, Scatman Crothers. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.4/10 from 1,228,532 votes and runs 2h 26m.

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Director
Stanley Kubrick
Stars
Danny Lloyd
Jack Nicholson
Scatman Crothers
Shelley Duvall
Details
1980-06-13
146 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom, United States
★ English
Keywords
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