The Shining

Movie · 1980

Kubrick's landmark psychological horror film follows a man descending into violent madness while isolated with his family in a snowbound hotel. Violence, disturbing supernatural imagery, nudity, and sustained domestic menace place this firmly in adult territory.

Graphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationExplicit sexual contentHarm to childrenSubstance abuseRacial & cultural stereotypesFlashing lights

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Abuse & manipulationearly in the film, during Jack's job interviewMild

A hotel manager recounts that a previous caretaker killed his family; sets the film's central threat without showing violence.

Harm to childrenearly in the film, Danny's first visionModerate

A child has a waking vision showing a flood of blood from an elevator and two dead girls in a hallway; disturbing imagery with no gore detail.

Explicit sexual contentRoom 237 sequence, mid-filmModerate

A woman emerges from a bathtub fully nude; the scene is extended and includes graphic transformation into a decayed figure.

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