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Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.
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#2 on Best Horror Movies
based on 16 rankings
ranked #1 by Box Office Prophets: "Stanley Kubrick's maze of terror works on conscious and subconscious levels, as his jarring cutting and dissonant music help weave a disorienting tale of the disintegration of family...." read full review at www.boxofficeprophets.com
ranked #1 by IGN: "An absolute masterpiece of atmosphere and tension..." read full review at movies.ign.com
ranked #2 by Michael Phillips @ Amazon.com: "this version rocks over stephen kings tv version. sorry but this is way way more scary!!!..." read full review at www.amazon.com
ranked #3 by Shannon Johnson @ Amazon.com: "'Very Freaky!!' Story/Book was originally written by Stephen King. One of Jack Nicholson's best performances ever. Directed by the late, great Stanley Kubrick...." read full review at www.amazon.com
ranked #4 by movies.aol.com: "it'll scare the crap out of you..." read full review at movies.aol.com
ranked #7 by D. Wilson "SonRisedInTheEast" @ Amazon.com: "The best movie that Stephen King's name has ever been attached to (unhappily by the way), although Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson deserve most of the credit for this being what it is (a masterpiece)...." read full review at www.amazon.com
ranked #7 by Bloodletters: "I've had a recent conversion experience over this one. I'd seen it on video, and I always used to find it kind of boring -- but I got talked into seeing it on the big screen, and I finally got it...." read full review at www.bloodletters.com
ranked #25 by Ross @ Amazon.com: "Everyone loves The Shining. It�s the only movie on my list that you will never hear a bad word said about from anyone. Nothing else to say really except that it�s one of the all-time great movies, not just horror movies...." read full review at www.amazon.com
ranked #28 by John L Murphy @ Amazon.com: "Over-rated but still awesome. Great acting. Too long...." read full review at www.amazon.com
ranked #1 by ben (ben has not reviewed this item)
ranked #1 by Risselada (Risselada has not reviewed this item)
ranked #2 by hardcore.queen69 (hardcore.queen69 has not reviewed this item)
ranked #2 by konec @ Spout (konec @ Spout has not reviewed this item)
ranked #3 by IMDb (IMDb has not reviewed this item)
ranked #4 by divinemsjunebug @ Spout (divinemsjunebug @ Spout has not reviewed this item)
ranked #7 by Best-Horror-Movies.com (Best-Horror-Movies.com has not reviewed this item)
ranked #1 by Box Office Prophets: "Stanley Kubrick's maze of terror works on conscious and subconscious levels, as his jarring cutting and dissonant music help weave a disorienting tale of the disintegration of family...." read full review at www.boxofficeprophets.com
ranked #1 by IGN: "An absolute masterpiece of atmosphere and tension..." read full review at movies.ign.com
ranked #2 by Michael Phillips @ Amazon.com: "this version rocks over stephen kings tv version. sorry but this is way way more scary!!!..." read full review at www.amazon.com
ranked #3 by Shannon Johnson @ Amazon.com: "'Very Freaky!!' Story/Book was originally written by Stephen King. One of Jack Nicholson's best performances ever. Directed by the late, great Stanley Kubrick...." read full review at www.amazon.com
ranked #4 by movies.aol.com: "it'll scare the crap out of you..." read full review at movies.aol.com
ranked #7 by D. Wilson "SonRisedInTheEast" @ Amazon.com: "The best movie that Stephen King's name has ever been attached to (unhappily by the way), although Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson deserve most of the credit for this being what it is (a masterpiece)...." read full review at www.amazon.com
ranked #7 by Bloodletters: "I've had a recent conversion experience over this one. I'd seen it on video, and I always used to find it kind of boring -- but I got talked into seeing it on the big screen, and I finally got it...." read full review at www.bloodletters.com
ranked #25 by Ross @ Amazon.com: "Everyone loves The Shining. It�s the only movie on my list that you will never hear a bad word said about from anyone. Nothing else to say really except that it�s one of the all-time great movies, not just horror movies...." read full review at www.amazon.com
ranked #28 by John L Murphy @ Amazon.com: "Over-rated but still awesome. Great acting. Too long...." read full review at www.amazon.com
ranked #1 by ben (ben has not reviewed this item)
ranked #1 by Risselada (Risselada has not reviewed this item)
ranked #2 by hardcore.queen69 (hardcore.queen69 has not reviewed this item)
ranked #2 by konec @ Spout (konec @ Spout has not reviewed this item)
ranked #3 by IMDb (IMDb has not reviewed this item)
ranked #4 by divinemsjunebug @ Spout (divinemsjunebug @ Spout has not reviewed this item)
ranked #7 by Best-Horror-Movies.com (Best-Horror-Movies.com has not reviewed this item)
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