9 Movies That Get Better The Deeper You Go

9. The Shining

Of course, no list like this would be complete without a nod to The Shining, one of those movies that offers countless interpretations of its source material to each and every person that watches it. Telling the story of Jack, Wendy, and their son Danny trapped in a snow-bound hotel as Jack slowly loses his sanity, director Stanley Kubrick layered his movie with symbolism, intricate visuals, and an ambiguous ending, so no-one really knows what's going on under the surface level narrative.

This means that we've had invested fans posit everything from The Shining functioning as an allegory for the death of Native America, to being Kubrick's personal apology for the moon landing, to serving as a representation of the Minotaur from ancient legend - amongst plenty of other batsh*t conspiracy theories that have taken hold over the years.

Whilst the truth remains that The Shining is whatever you make of it, it's truly one of those movies that offers up more the deeper you scratch into its mysterious construction, with audiences still coming up with theories to this day. Still nothing on Kubrick keeping in that bear noshing off a guest with no context though, considering he changed so many more important things from the novel. We'll find out eventually.