The Shining (film)

*The Shining* is a horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Stephen King's novel. It tells the story of Jack Torrance, a writer who takes a job as a winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel with his family. As months pass, the hotel's sinister influence begins to affect Jack, leading to psychological breakdown and violent tendencies. His wife Wendy and son Danny, who has psychic abilities called "the shining," struggle to survive as the hotel's dark past and supernatural forces threaten their safety. The film explores themes of insanity, isolation, and the destructive power of malevolence.