Movies Like The Shining (1980)

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The Shining Movie Information:

Directors:

Stanley Kubrick

Stars:

Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson … (full cast)

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Similar Movies Like The Shining (1980)

1. Se7en (1995)

   Synopsis/Plot: A film about two homicide detectives' (Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt) desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins.
   
   The movie takes…
   
   Tagline: Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Crime
   
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2. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

   Synopsis/Plot: F.B.I.
   
   trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) works hard to advance her career, while trying to hide or put behind her West Virginia roots, of which if some knew, would automatically classify her as being backward…
   
   Tagline: Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Brilliant. Cunning. Psychotic. In his mind lies the clue to a ruthless killer. - Clarice Starling, FBI. Brilliant. Vulnerable. Alone. She must trust him to stop the killer.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Crime
   
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3. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

   Synopsis/Plot: Six criminals, who are strangers to each other, are hired by a crime boss, Joe Cabot, to carry out a diamond robbery.
   
   Right at the outset, they are given false names with the intention that…
   
   Tagline: Seven Total Strangers Team Up For The Perfect Crime. They Don't Know Each Other's Name. But They've Got Each Other's Color
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
   
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4. Toy Story (1995)

   Synopsis/Plot: A little boy named Andy loves to be in his room, playing with his toys, especially his doll named "Woody".
   
   But, what do the toys do when Andy is not with them, they come to…
   
   Tagline: "Oooh...3-D" (USA 2009 re-release)
   Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Family
   
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5. Alien (1979)

   Synopsis/Plot: In the distant future, the crew of the commercial spaceship Nostromo are on their way home when they pick up a distress call from a distant moon.
   
   The crew are under obligation to investigate and…
   
   Tagline: In space no one can hear you scream.
   Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
   
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6. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

   Synopsis/Plot: Protagonist Alex DeLarge is an "ultraviolent" youth in futuristic Britain.
   
   As with all luck, his eventually runs out and he's arrested and convicted of murder and r*pe.
   
   While in prison, Alex learns of an experimental…
   
   Tagline: Being the adventures of a young man ... who couldn't resist pretty girls ... or a bit of the old ultra-violence ... went to jail, was re-conditioned ... and came out a different young man ... or was he ?
   Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Crime
   
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7. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

   Synopsis/Plot: "2001" is a story of evolution.
   
   Sometime in the distant past, someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith on Earth (presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well).
   
   Evolution then enabled humankind to reach…
   
   Tagline: Let the Awe and Mystery of a Journey Unlike Any Other Begin
   Genres: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Adventure
   
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8. Psycho (1960)

   Synopsis/Plot: Phoenix office worker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her.
   
   She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks, and they cannot get married because Sam has to give…
   
   Tagline: The picture you MUST see from the beginning... Or not at all!... For no one will be seated after the start of... Alfred Hitchcock's greatest shocker Psycho.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
   
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Movies like The Shining include Se7en (1995), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Toy Story (1995), Alien (1979), A Clockwork Orange (1971), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and Psycho (1960).

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