UNITED KINGDOM · 1980

The Shining

Stanley Kubrick
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Synopsis

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.

Year1980
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorStanley Kubrick
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