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The Shining (4K Extended Version)

閃靈(4K導演加長版)

A masterpiece of modern horror.

8.2/10 Great 19560 votes

Released
29 Oct 2026
Runtime
145 min
Certificate
Category III
Original title
The Shining
Language
en

What it is about

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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Cast

  • Jack Nicholson Jack Torrance
  • Shelley Duvall Wendy Torrance
  • Danny Lloyd Danny
  • Scatman Crothers Hallorann
  • Barry Nelson Ullman
  • Philip Stone Grady
  • Joe Turkel Lloyd
  • Anne Jackson Doctor
  • Tony Burton Durkin
  • Lia Beldam Young Woman in Bath
  • Billie Gibson Old Woman in Bath
  • Barry Dennen Watson
  • David Baxt Forest Ranger 1
  • Manning Redwood Forest Ranger 2
  • Lisa Burns Grady Daughter

Crew

  • Director Stanley Kubrick
  • Screenplay Diane Johnson
  • Screenplay Stanley Kubrick
  • Novel Stephen King
  • Original Music Composer Wendy Carlos
  • Original Music Composer Rachel Elkind
  • Music Béla Bartók
  • Music Krzysztof Penderecki
  • Music György Ligeti
  • Director of Photography John Alcott
  • Editor Ray Lovejoy
  • Producer Stanley Kubrick
  • Executive Producer Jan Harlan

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What viewers said

A masterpiece. Kubrick chose a perfect cast and uses the timing and music to create a greatly opressing atmosphere. Nicholson is superb, but Duval and the kid are not less good.

Andres Gomez — 10/10 · read in full

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog :) With Doctor Sleep, an almost 40-year sequel to The Shining, being released this week, now it’s the perfect time to revisit one of the greatest horror movies of all-time, as well as one of the most influential directors ever, Stanley Kubrick. I know, I know… Spoiler-free? For a movie released in 1980? Well, first of all, there’s always someone who still didn’t watch it. […]

Manuel São Bento — 10/10 · read in full

This rum is red, man! In spite of author Stephen King not being happy with Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of his novel, The Shining (1980) has proved to be a critical and commercial darling. It may not be in the spirit that King wanted, but it's undeniably a skillful piece of film making, a mixture of beauty and terror, of bravura techniques and simple but effective scares. With quality acting performances to match as well. […]

John Chard — 8/10 · read in full

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