"Essential viewing. Prepare to be disturbed."
—Little White Lies
"A chilling, often baroque journey into madness — exemplified by an unforgettable turn from Jack Nicholson."
—Rotten Tomatoes
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack's writing goes nowhere and Danny's visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel's dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.