Parents Guide for
The Shining (1980)

There is a period of full frontal female nudity, and then the woman kisses another man for a bit. In another bizarre scene a man dressed in a bear suit is giving oral sex to another man, though nothing is shown and the scene is extremely brief. In fact, the scene passes so quickly that it is more frightening than anything else.

A man gets hit in the chest by an ax, the scene is graphic and intense.

One of the main themes of the film is about a man trying to kill his family due to insanity.

There is a scene where a woman hits a man on the hand and head with a baseball bat. A man smashes down doors with an axe while a woman hides ready to defend herself with a knife.

A woman slices a man's hand with a knife.

There is a scene where you see to mangled dead bodies of girls in a corridor surrounded by pools of blood.

You see a man with a large cut down his scalp (he's almost bald).

You see a rotten hag with skin peeling off showing organs beneath the skin.

An injured man hols up a cup and says "Great party, isn't it!". You can see a scar running down his face.

Strong but infrequent language. (About 10 f-words and milder profanities)

A man smokes and drinks.

Contains strong, intense disturbing horror. More information in violence/gore category.