The Shining (1980)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 144 min · Horror, Thriller
81.3 TOPICAL score · #322 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Shining (1980, directed by Stanley Kubrick) has a TOPICAL score of 81.3 - ranked 322 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 68. Audiences: TMDB 8.2/10 (19,519 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 75 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 68
- AudienceTMDB 8.2/10 (19,519 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 75 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read326,284 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jack Nicholson (actor #4), Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers
“even when a director such as Stanley Kubrick makes such a maddening, perverse, and disappointing film as The Shining, it somehow retains a brilliance that is inarguable; it is simply there”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10