The Shining
“A masterpiece of modern horror.”
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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2 films
Cast
29 people
Jack Nicholson
Jack Torrance
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Mars Attacks!
Shelley Duvall
Wendy Torrance
Known for
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Annie Hall
Danny Lloyd
Danny
Also in
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Scatman Crothers
Hallorann
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Aristocats
Barry Nelson
Ullman
Known for
Casino Royale
Shadow of the Thin Man
Philip Stone
Grady
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
A Clockwork Orange
Joe Turkel
Lloyd
Known for
Blade Runner
Paths of Glory
Anne Jackson
Doctor
Also in
Folks!
Out on a Limb
Tony Burton
Durkin
Known for
Rocky II
Assault on Precinct 13
Lia Beldam
Young Woman in Bath
No other roles listed
Billie Gibson
Old Woman in Bath
No other roles listed
Barry Dennen
Watson
Known for
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Dark Crystal
Stanley Kubrick Director · Diane Johnson Screenplay Stephen King Author
Worldwide gross $50M · Budget $19M · United States release May 23, 1980
Box office
Budget
$19,000,000
Worldwide gross
$50,312,025
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Peregrine
Production
Hawk Films
Production
The Producer Circle Co.
Production
Peregrine Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Türkiye · May 23, 1980
Theatrical
United States · May 23, 1980
Limited theatrical
United States · June 26, 1999
Physical · DVD
United States
June 13, 1980 · Theatrical
June 14, 2012 · Premiere · Moonlit Matines Film Festival
January 5, 2013 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
November 3, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
December 12, 2025 · Limited theatrical · IMAX
Argentina
December 25, 1980 · Theatrical
November 19, 2012 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
October 17, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Australia
November 13, 1980 · Theatrical
November 5, 1999 · Physical
October 28, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Belgium
November 6, 1980 · Theatrical · Gent
November 20, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Bolivia
October 30, 2017 · Theatrical · Santa Cruz
Brazil
December 25, 1980 · Theatrical
December 11, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
Bulgaria
November 16, 2017 · Theatrical · Sofia
Canada
June 13, 1980 · Theatrical
February 7, 2010 · Premiere · Digital Film Festival
Cayman Islands
October 31, 2017 · Theatrical · Camana Bay
Chile
January 31, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 5, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
China
January 30, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 分线有限上映 Limited Release / IMAX、Cinity有限上映 Limited Release for IMAX and Cinity Screens / 4K修复版 4K Restoration
Colombia
December 25, 1980 · Theatrical
Croatia
October 31, 2017 · Theatrical · Rijeka
Cyprus
October 31, 2017 · Theatrical · Larnaca
Czechia
October 8, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
September 26, 1980 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 22, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
September 26, 1980 · Theatrical
November 2, 2012 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
November 1, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
France
October 16, 1980 · Theatrical
May 17, 2019 · Theatrical · restored version, Cannes Film Festival
Germany
October 16, 1980 · Theatrical · West Germany
October 5, 2012 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
Greece
December 22, 1980 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 2, 1983 · Theatrical
October 29, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Extended cut, 4K restoration
Hungary
December 18, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Iceland
August 27, 1999 · Premiere · Reykjavik Film Festival
October 27, 2017 · Theatrical · Reykjavik
India
October 4, 2017 · Digital
Indonesia
December 4, 2012 · Digital
Ireland
December 12, 1980 · Theatrical
November 2, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 31, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
Israel
March 26, 1981 · Theatrical
Italy
December 22, 1980 · Theatrical
November 2, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 21, 2019 · Theatrical · Extended cut, 4K restoration
Japan
December 13, 1980 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 31, 2017 · Theatrical · Riga
Lithuania
October 31, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
November 20, 1980 · Premiere · Muestra Internacional de Cine
December 25, 1980 · Theatrical
November 2, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
October 27, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Netherlands
October 30, 1980 · Theatrical
October 28, 2017 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
October 31, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
Norway
September 26, 1980 · Theatrical
Paraguay
October 26, 2017 · Theatrical · Asunción
Peru
January 15, 1981 · Theatrical
February 14, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 3, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Philippines
March 12, 2014 · Digital
December 10, 2025 · Limited theatrical · IMAX
Poland
December 31, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 20, 1980 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
December 11, 2025 · Limited theatrical · IMAX
Russia
December 25, 2001 · Physical · DVD
October 29, 2020 · Theatrical
Singapore
October 31, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Slovenia
October 31, 2017 · Theatrical · Ljubljana
South Korea
June 28, 2023 · Theatrical
December 10, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Spain
September 25, 1980 · Premiere · San Sebastian Film Festival
December 19, 1980 · Limited theatrical · Madrid / Barcelona
October 28, 1988 · TV
Sweden
September 26, 1980 · Theatrical
October 31, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
Switzerland
August 10, 2025 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Taiwan
November 9, 2012 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
September 28, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
United Arab Emirates
May 17, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
October 2, 1980 · Theatrical
September 5, 1988 · Physical · VHS
September 10, 2001 · Physical · DVD
August 15, 2007 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 3, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 2, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 31, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 30, 2019 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
October 23, 2019 · Theatrical · 4k Restoration Re-release
December 12, 2025 · Theatrical · 45th Anniversary Re-release
Uruguay
July 31, 1981 · Theatrical
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