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Year
1980
Runtime
146 min.
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Genres
Drama, Horror
Rating *
8.4
Votes *
532,339
Checks
98,363
Favs
9,759
Dislikes
427
Favs/checks
9.9% (1:10)
Favs/dislikes
23:1
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  1. Zeltaebar's avatar

    Zeltaebar

    The horror aspect has been severly muted by age and familiarity, but the movie is still impressive as a study of a character's slow decent into madness and as a technical achievment from its maestro director Stanley Kubrick. 10 years 7 months ago
  2. IreneAdler's avatar

    IreneAdler

    Pretty scary and atmospherical. Loved Nicholson's acting and the hotel... the great floors and corridors and the maze outside just added to the creepy feeling... and one of the major appeals of the movie is probably the fact that you're never quite sure what the heck is actually going on. Cool! 9 years 2 months ago
  3. tommodee's avatar

    tommodee

    This is one of my all-time favourite films. It is important, however, to note that it took me a few viewings to really appreciate it -- ultimately, I watched it alone, in the dark, and with headphones on. I feel like that is the only way you are going to experience a horror film the way it was supposed to be.
    Also, I personally thought it was a lot better than the book. I have only seen the UK release version -- supposedly the US release is slightly more overt in it's paranormal subject matter -- and I found it far more memorable because it wasn't so clear cut what was happening.
    10 years 1 month ago
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  1. This movie ranks #2 in TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
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  2. This movie ranks #3 in IMDb's Horror Top 50
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  3. This movie ranks #7 in MovieSense 101
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  4. This movie ranks #7 in IMDb's 1980s Top 50
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  5. This movie ranks #11 in iCheckMovies's 1980s Top 100
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  6. This movie ranks #29 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
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  7. This movie ranks #32 in FilmTotaal Forum's Top 100
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  8. This movie ranks #32 in Reddit Top 250
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  9. This movie ranks #44 in FOK!'s Film Top 250
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  10. This movie ranks #47 in iCheckMovies's Most Checked
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  11. This movie ranks #52 in Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time
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  12. This movie ranks #66 in IMDb's Top 250
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  13. This movie ranks #70 in ASC's 100 Milestone Films in Cinematography of the 20th Century
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  14. This movie ranks #86 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  15. This movie ranks #95 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  16. This movie ranks #129 in Butler's Fantasy Cinema: Impossible Worlds on Screen
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  17. This movie ranks #182 in Emma Beare's 501 Must-See Movies
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  18. This movie ranks #287 in Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies
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  19. This movie ranks #302 in Roger Ebert's Great Movies
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  20. This movie ranks #382 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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  21. This movie ranks #667 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  22. This movie ranks #734 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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  23. This movie ranks #780 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  24. This movie ranks #804 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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  25. This movie ranks #805 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  26. This movie ranks #822 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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  27. This movie ranks #840 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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  28. This movie ranks #892 in Box Office Mojo's All Time Adjusted Box Office
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