The Shining
Movie6 list appearances
Narrative Premise: Writer Jack Torrance takes a winter caretaker job at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado with his wife Wendy and son Danny, descending into madness under supernatural and psychological pressures Adaptation Divergence: Kubrick rejected Stephen King's own screenplay, replacing the novel's topiary animals with a hedge maze and changing the ending from a hotel explosion to Jack freezing in the snow Box Office Benchmark: Grossed $49,032,044 domestic ($44,017,374 initial 1980 run) and $57,252,143 worldwide on a $19,000,000 budget (3.0x return), with a 78.79x legs multiple from its 10-theater $622,337 opening weekend Critical Re-evaluation: Ranked #88 on BFI's Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time; holds 75% on Rotten Tomatoes' Stephen King ranking Horror Canon Positioning: Ranked by Britannica alongside Psycho (1960), The Exorcist (1973), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as one of the most influential horror films ever made 1980 Domestic Rank: #15 top-grossing domestic release of 1980
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Verified Entity DossierRanked #1 in Top 10 Best Horror Films of All Time
Best Rank
#1
top 3 in 4 lists
Avg Position
#3
across 6 lists
Community
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top 3 in 4 lists
Strongest in Film — avg #3 across 5 lists
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Shining's highest community ranking?⌄
The Shining is ranked #1 on "Top 10 Best Horror Films of All Time" — its best placement across 6 lists on top10grid.com.
How many top-10 lists feature The Shining?⌄
The Shining appears in 6 lists on top10grid.com, spanning categories including FILM, ENTERTAINMENT.
Is The Shining a controversial ranking?⌄
Yes — community opinion on The Shining varies widely. It ranks as high as #1 on some lists and as low as #5 on others, a spread of 4 positions, making it one of the more debated picks on top10grid.com.
What category is The Shining most known for on top10grid.com?⌄
The Shining appears most frequently in the FILM category, most notably in "Top 10 Best Horror Films of All Time".
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Structured Facts & Specifications
Verified highlightsPrincipal Cast
Jack Nicholson (Jack Torrance), Shelley Duvall (Wendy Torrance), Danny Lloyd (Danny Torrance), Scatman Crothers (Dick Hallorann)
Canonical Title
The Shining (1980);
Creative Credits
Directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick; screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson (based on Stephen King's novel); cinematography by John Alcott; score by Wendy Carlos; edited by Ray Lovejoy
Release & Format
Released May 23, 1980 by Warner Bros.; 144 minutes; UK/US co-production
Ontology Classification
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