Stanley Kubrick films, ranked by your taste

Director and actor · 12 films on Boxlist

Known for Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Full Metal Jacket.

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Dr. Strangelove
1964 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
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Full Metal Jacket
1987 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
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Barry Lyndon
1975 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
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Paths of Glory
1957 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
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A Clockwork Orange
1971 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on...
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Spartacus
1960 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels...
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The Shining
1980 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
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 madness that lurks within.
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The Killing
1956 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife...
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Lolita
1962 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the...
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Eyes Wide Shut
1999 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly...
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