Room 237 (2012)


A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.

Room 237 (2012)

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Released Year: 2012
Runtime: 102 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Directors: Rodney Ascher

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A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.

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100
Empire - Unnamed
Room 237 captures the true nature of viewing, talking about and dissecting movies to the nth degree and it is infectious.
100
The Playlist - Kevin Jagernauth
Unique and at times profound, it's a reminder of how much Kubrick left for us to appreciate in his work, and how the greatest films always leave something more to be discovered with each viewing.
100
Variety - Rob Nelson
Handsomely produced and never less than hugely entertaining, Ascher's film is catnip for Kubrickians and critics both professional and otherwise.
100
Slant Magazine - Unnamed
The doc positions The Shining as a comparably coiled, thematically overflowing microcosm--standing in for cinema, for history, for obsession, for postmodern theory buckling under the film's heft.
90
The Hollywood Reporter - Todd McCarthy
Nutty, arcane and jaw-dropping in equal measure, this is a head-first plunge down the rabbit hole of Kubrickiana from which, for some, there is evidently no return.

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