# The Shining (1980)

> A blocked writer's winter caretaking job turns an isolated Colorado hotel into a pressure cooker of supernatural dread, alcoholism, and family violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/568

## Facts

- Runtime: 144 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: oppressive, foreboding, claustrophobic, late night horror marathon, rainy day

## Synopsis

A chilling descent into madness unfolds in a remote hotel during winter.

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