The Shining: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 4 h 56 min. Films based on Stephen King's "The Shining" novel series.

1. 
   Movie 1

   The Shining (1980)

   2 h 24 min · ★ 8.2

   Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the…

2. 
   Movie 2

   Doctor Sleep (2019)

   2 h 32 min · ★ 7.1

   Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful…