The Shining (1980) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Shining (1980)

Stanley Kubrick, 1980

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The Shining
Stephen King, 1977

The Shining is a movie directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1980 and based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, first published in 1977. The movie features Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, and others.

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“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of The Shining, the 1977 book by Stephen King.

The Shining

Read by: Campbell Scott

Storyline

Writer Jack Torrance arrives at the remote Overlook Hotel in the Rocky Mountains to be interviewed for the position of winter caretaker. Manager Stuart Ullman warns Jack about the hotel ‘s reputation: a previous caretaker, Charles Grady, killed his family and himself.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Shining, the 1980 movie by Stanley Kubrick

Year

1980

Minutes

146

Movie Rate

8.40

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Shining

Country: USA

Year: 1980

Length: 2h26m

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Cover of The Shining, the 1977 book by Stephen King

Year

1977

Pages

659

Book Rate

8.46

S: Goodreads

Book

The Shining

Country: USA

First published in: 1977

Length: 659 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

TV Mini-Series poster
The Shining (1997)
TV Mini-Series by Mick Garris
Movie poster
Beneath the Dark (2010)
Movie by Chad Feehan

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Which is better?

Poster of The Shining, the 1980 movie by Stanley Kubrick

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Cover of The Shining, the 1977 book by Stephen King

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IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of The Shining, the 1980 movie by Stanley Kubrick

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Yes

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19% No

17 votes

4 votes

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IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of The Shining, the 1977 book by Stephen King

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26% No

14 votes

5 votes

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