Question 1

Is The Shining (1980) scary?

Accepted Answer

Moderately so — The Shining (1980) mixes scares with other modes. As a supernatural film, it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 8.8/10 for atmosphere, and 8.2/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

Question 2

Is The Shining (1980) streaming?

Accepted Answer

The Shining (1980)'s US theatrical release date is May 23, 1980. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in The Shining (1980)?

Accepted Answer

The Shining (1980) has 3 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is The Shining (1980) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Shining (1980) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 3.4/10 for gore, and 7.5/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 3 jump scares. Content warnings on file: child endangerment and domestic violence.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of The Shining (1980)?

Accepted Answer

Jack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, Shelley Duvall plays Wendy Torrance, Danny Lloyd plays Danny, Scatman Crothers plays Hallorann, Barry Nelson plays Ullman, Philip Stone plays Grady, Joe Turkel plays Lloyd, Anne Jackson plays Doctor.

Question 6

Does The Shining (1980) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

The Shining (1980) has an ambiguous ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like The Shining (1980)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Shining (1980) on Watch Darkly include Insidious (2010), Black Phone 2 (2025), The Sixth Sense (1999), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Shining

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