The Shining
A masterpiece of modern horror.
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.
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
- Worldwide
- $45M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Shining actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Shining appears in 7 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Horror Movies Ranked #5
Placed at #5 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #5
Placed at #5 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #11
Placed at #11 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Thriller Movies Ranked #17
Placed at #17 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #26
Placed at #26 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #33
Placed at #33 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #49
Placed at #49 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
0 wins · 2 nominations
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Shining returned 2.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $19M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $45M
- Release date
- May 23, 1980
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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