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The Shining

Movie·1980·Horror, Thriller·2h 24m·8.2 (18,971)·Directed by Stanley Kubrick

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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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Jack NicholsonJack NicholsonJack TorranceShelley DuvallShelley DuvallWendy TorranceDanny LloydDanny LloydDannyScatman CrothersScatman CrothersHallorannBarry NelsonBarry NelsonUllmanPhilip StonePhilip StoneGradyJoe TurkelJoe TurkelLloydAnne JacksonAnne JacksonDoctor

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