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The Shining

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The Shining
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4hrs 33min
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1997
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Warner Home Video
Synopsis: This second filmed version of Stephen King's best-selling horror novel credits King as the scriptwriter as well. The 4 1/2-hour long made-for-TV epic takes a more subtle approach to the horror and spends more time on the human elements than the now legendary Stanley Kubrick predecessor ~ Andrew Olthuis, All Movie Guide
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But there is no way, within the film, to be sure with any confidence exactly what happens, or precisely how, or really why. Kubrick delivers this uncertainty in a film where the actors themselves vibrate with unease. Full Review
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Jack Nicholson in 1980's "The Shining"
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