Rent The Shining (1980)
4.2 of 5 from 549 ratings
1h 55min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Writer Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), a former alcoholic, accepts a job as the winter caretaker for a hotel high in the Rocky Mountains, isolating him, his wife (Shelley Duvall) and their psychic young son until spring. But when the first blizzard blocks the only road out, the hotel's stored energy from evil past deeds begins to drive Jack insane...a and there may be no escape for his family in this haunting story of madness, memory and violence.
- Actors:
- Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, Tony Burton, Lia Beldam, Billie Gibson, Barry Dennen, David Baxt, Manning Redwood, Lisa Burns, Louise Burns, Robin Pappas, Alison Coleridge, Burnell Tucker, Jana Shelden
- Directors:
- Stanley Kubrick
- Producers:
- Stanley Kubrick
- Writers:
- Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Drama, Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like Blade Runner, 10 Films to Watch Next If You Liked The Babadook, A History of Cinemas in Films, Award Winners, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 1, Films by Year, Films From: 1980, Films to Watch If You Like..., Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Ewan Mcgregor, Getting to Know: Jack Nicholson, Hare We Go Again! - Bunny Movies For Easter: Part 2, Holidays Film Collection, Horror, People of the Pictures, Remembering David Lynch, The Best Demonic Possession and Exorcism Films, The Best Ghost and Haunted House Films, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 2, The Film Highlights of 1980, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Stanley Kubrick, Top 10 Autumn Films, Top 10 Cycling Films, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Guest Houses On Film, Top 10 Stephen King Films, Top 10 Winter and Snow Films, Top 100 AFI Thrills, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/03/2008
- Run Time:
- 119 minutes
- Languages:
- Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1, English LPCM Stereo, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, German Hard of Hearing, Italian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Commentary By Steadicam Inventor/Operator Garrett Brown and Historian John Baxter
- Vivian Kubrick's Documentary: The Making Of The Shining With Optional Commentary
- 3 Mesmerizing New Featurettes: View From The Overlook: Crafting The Shining, The Visions Of Stanley Kubrick And Wendy Carlos, Composer
- Theatrical Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/09/2019
- Run Time:
- 144 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Chinese, Complex Mandarin, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German Hard of Hearing, Hungarian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (4) of The Shining
Haunting and now in high definition! - The Shining review by CP Customer
The Shining is a classic film, with great performances from Nicholson and most of all Duvall. Kubrick does horror in such a visually lavish style that he raised the benchmark for years to come. The blu ray transfer here is excellent, remarkable for a film this old. Kubrick was a stickler for detail and not cutting corners financially to ensure his standard was maintained. This means the clarity of the print is worth the price alone. The production team have gone that extra mile by including several informative documentaries, including one directed by Stanley's daughter. As a relative she had total access during filming, thereby putting together a behind-the-scenes like no other for its time. The Shining remains an atmospheric entry in the arsenal of Kubrick, all the added extras make this a superb package.
5 out of 7 members found this review helpful.
Hexagons of Horror - The Shining review by griggs
The Shining disorients by design. Kubrick builds unease not through chaos but control—gliding camera movements, symmetrical framing, and rooms that feel just a few degrees off reality. The Overlook isn’t merely haunted; it’s oppressive, surreal, and meticulously composed to keep you on edge.
What’s striking is the beauty. The visuals are lush, almost regal, but that elegance curdles into menace. The dread creeps in slowly—through the hush of empty corridors, the repetition of patterns, the mounting sense that logic has quietly exited the building.
The performances teeter between theatrical and uncanny, like everyone’s reading lines from someone else’s nightmare. Nothing is fully explained, which is part of the point. It’s not a puzzle to solve—it’s a feeling to endure. A descent into madness orchestrated with such precision it feels ritualistic. Terrifying, in a way that’s hard to shake, and harder to define.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
what you would expect. - The Shining review by CP Customer
The film is a classic no question Jack Nicholson is incredible,nobody could have played it better and the music is great too. the reason for the 3 starts is because the picture is only only about 20% better than upscaled dvd version i know the film is 30 years old but if the picture is almost the same why bring it out?
0 out of 3 members found this review helpful.