Weapons (2025), Zach Cregger pays homage to and mirrors certain shots from The Shining (1980) during various scenes.

Throughout Weapons (2025), Zach Cregger makes multiple references to The Shining (1980). During interviews, Cregger admits that he is a "Kubrick guy when it comes to The Shining". Here are some of the references:

• The 17 children run away from their homes at 2:17am, which is a reference to Room 217 in The Shining – where all of the horror originates from in the film.
• Towards the end of the film, Alex's parents are trying to break into the bathroom which he locked himself in. The way that his mother tries to break with an ax in is an ode to The Shining.