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Documentaries like Making 'The Shining'

Not everyone loves Making 'The Shining' for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Making 'The Shining'

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want to see how The Shining was really made.

  2. You love Kubrick and the cinema of that era.

  3. You like watching Jack Nicholson work himself up before a take.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • My Best Fiend1999

    • you want to see how The Shining was really made

    Good for you if you want the true story behind Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo.

  • Listen to Me Marlon2015

    • you want to see how The Shining was really made
    • Kubrick and the cinema of that era

    Good for you if you like hearing Marlon Brando tell his own life, with no interviews.

  • Val2021

    • you want to see how The Shining was really made

    Good for you if you like an actor's life told through his own camera.

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse1991

    • you want to see how The Shining was really made

    Good for you if you like seeing how a famous film almost never got made.

  • De Palma2016

    • Kubrick and the cinema of that era

    Good for you if you like the thrillers of the 1970s and 1980s.

  • Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind2018

    • you want to see how The Shining was really made

    Good for you if you want to hear the man behind Mork and Mrs. Doubtfire talk about himself.

  • Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film2001

    • you want to see how The Shining was really made
    • Kubrick and the cinema of that era

    Good for you if you love Dr. Strangelove, 2001 and the films around them.

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary2011

    • you want to see how The Shining was really made
    • Kubrick and the cinema of that era

    Good for you if you like seeing how Woody Allen writes and directs.

  • The Captains2011

    • you want to see how The Shining was really made

    Good for you if you like hearing actors talk honestly about their careers.

  • Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back1967

    • Kubrick and the cinema of that era
    • watching Jack Nicholson work himself up before a take

    Good for you if you like a black and white film shot on the fly.

  • The Pervert's Guide to Cinema2006

    • Kubrick and the cinema of that era

    Good for you if you love classic Hollywood and want to see it with new eyes.

  • Burden of Dreams1982

    • you want to see how The Shining was really made

    Good for you if you like watching a real film shoot slowly fall apart.

  • Looking for Richard1996

    • watching Jack Nicholson work himself up before a take

    Good for you if you like Al Pacino playing Richard with relish.

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