Doctor Sleep2019
Overall7.8
Fear7.0
Atmos8.5
Gore5.0
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The Shining
1980 · R · 2h 26m
Curator Score8.2/ 10
A masterpiece of modern horror.
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- In theaters
- May 23, 1980
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Curator Certificate
8.2
Out of ten
Passed by two curators
Fear6.0
Gore3.4
Atmosphere8.8
Intensity7.5
Anchored by atmosphere, light on gore.
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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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horror
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Child endangermentDomestic violence
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Budget$19M
Box office$44M
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Starring
Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance · Shelley Duvall as Wendy Torrance · Danny Lloyd as Danny · Scatman Crothers as Hallorann · Barry Nelson as Ullman · Philip Stone as Grady · Joe Turkel as Lloyd · Anne Jackson as Doctor
Production
Hawk Films, Peregrine, The Producer Circle Co., Warner Bros. Pictures
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