The Shining (1997)★ 6.3/10
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Thriller
Directed by: Mick Garris
Written by: Stephen King
A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.
- Original title
- The Shining
- Storyline
- Television adaptation of Stephen King novel that follows a recovering alcoholic professor. He ends up taking a job as a winter caretaker for a remote Colorado hotel which he seeks as an opportunity to finish a piece of work. With his wife and son with him, the caretaker settles in, only to see visions of the hotel's long deceased employees and guests. With evil intentions, they manipulate him into his dark side which takes a toll on him and his family.
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 · 20,468
- Companies
- Lakeside Productions, Warner Bros. Television, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Audio Visual Enterprises, Mainostelevisio (MTV3), Sandrew Metronome Distribution, Sandrews, Scream Factory, Universal Channel, Varus Video, Warner Bros. Korea, Warner Home Video
- Release dates
- CA April 27, 1997
- US April 27, 1997
- AR August 12, 1997
- FI October 1, 1997
- DE October 10, 1997
- PT October 17, 1997
- JP November 1, 1997
- NL January 1, 1998
- IL October 1, 1999
- SE July 8, 2000
- FR August 5, 2000
- GB April 19, 2021