1980 · 2h 24m · US R · Horror / Thriller
The Shining
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.
Starring Jack Nicholson · Shelley Duvall · Danny Lloyd · Scatman Crothers · Barry Nelson
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The film, on every scale
How scores workScary
9.0 / 100 = not scary at all, 5 = a few tense moments, 10 = genuinely terrifying
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Funny
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Sex & nudity
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Gory
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Violent
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Romantic
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Woke
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Sad
1.0 / 100 = not sad at all, 5 = a few moving moments, 10 = you will probably cry
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