Movies Like Making 'The Shining'

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Shining

1980·2h 24m·★ 8.4·Stanley Kubrick

4 shared cast incl. Jack Nicholson & Shelley Duvall

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010·4h·★ 8.5·Andrew Kasch

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The Pixar Story

2007·1h 27m·★ 7.7·Leslie Iwerks

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78/52

2017·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Alexandre O. Philippe

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Filmworker

2018·1h 34m·★ 7.4·Tony Zierra

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The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'

2004·26m·★ 7.2·Shannon McIntosh

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The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1'

2003·22m·★ 7.7·Shannon McIntosh

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The Corporation

2003·2h 25m·★ 8.0·Mark Achbar

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Communion

2016·1h 12m·★ 7.2·Anna Zamecka

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Blindsight

2006·1h 44m·★ 7.2·Lucy Walker

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1971

2014·1h 20m·★ 7.3·Johanna Hamilton

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The King of Marvin Gardens

1972·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Bob Rafelson

Both star Jack Nicholson & Scatman Crothers

How Good Is Making 'The Shining'?

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