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7.5

♡ 185

76%

74%

christmas movie alternative

Stanley Kubrick Director

Nicole Kidman as Alice Harford

Tom Cruise as Dr. William Harford

Cate Blanchett as Mysterious Woman

Harvey Keitel as Victor Ziegler

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 discovers that he is in over his head.

Lolita

1962

7.5

♡ 60

89%

Stanley Kubrick Director

Peter Cushing as Dr. Frankenstein

Lois Maxwell as Nurse Mary Lore

Cec Linder as Physician

James Mason as Prof. Humbert Humbert

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 woman's teenaged daughter.

Full Metal Jacket

1987

8.2

♡ 309

90%

Stanley Kubrick Director

Tim Colceri as Doorgunner

Arliss Howard as Pvt. Cowboy

Vincent D'Onofrio as Pvt. Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence

Sal Lopez as T.H.E. Rock

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.

Day of the Fight

1951

6.2

♡ 4

54%

Stanley Kubrick Director

Walter Cartier as Self - Boxer

Nat Fleischer as Self - Boxing Historian

Alexander Singer as Self - Man at Ringside with Camera

Stanley Kubrick as Self - Man at Ringside with Camera

Stanley Kubrick’s debut documentary, following Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier on April 17, 1950—the day of his bout with Bobby James. The film traces Cartier’s quiet morning rituals, training, and anxious hours before the match, culminating in his swift victory that night in Newark. Opening with a brief history of boxing, Kubrick’s tightly crafted short captures the discipline, isolation, and tension behind a fighter’s daily routine.

Killer's Kiss

1955

6.5

♡ 8

82%

woman between two men

Stanley Kubrick Director

Phil Stevenson as Bouncer #2

David Vaughan as Conventioneer #1

Irene Kane as Gloria Price

Frank Silvera as Vinnie Rapallo

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

The Killing

1956

7.9

♡ 66

96%

Stanley Kubrick Director

John Roy as Commuter

Ron Nyman as Racetrack Spectator

Joe Turkel as Tiny

Frank Richards as Track Employee in Locker Room

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 about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

Paths of Glory

1957

8.4

♡ 92

96%

95%

army

Stanley Kubrick Director

Ralph Meeker as Cpl. Philippe Paris

Kem Dibbs as Pvt. Lejeune

Timothy Carey as Pvt. Maurice Ferol

Joe Turkel as Pvt. Pierre Arnaud

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Barry Lyndon

1975

8.1

♡ 101

78%

92%

Adventure

Stanley Kubrick Director

Godfrey Quigley as Captain Grogan

Philip Stone as Graham

Harry Towb as Innkeeper

Marisa Berenson as Lady Honoria Lyndon

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.

Spartacus

1960

7.9

♡ 111

93%

Stanley Kubrick Director

Robert J. Wilke as Guard Captain

Carleton Young as Herald

Michael Masters as Small Role

Chuck Hayward as Soldier

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 move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

A Clockwork Orange

1971

8.2

♡ 291

86%

Stanley Kubrick Director

Malcolm McDowell as Alex

John Savident as Conspirator

Philip Stone as Dad

Carl Duering as Dr. Brodsky

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 juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

8.3

♡ 332

90%

89%

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

Adventure

artificial intelligence

Stanley Kubrick Director

William Sylvester as Dr. Heywood R. Floyd

Frank Miller as Mission Controller

Harry Fielder as Moonwalker

Burnell Tucker as TMA-1 Site Photographer

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.

The Shining

1980

8.4

♡ 495

84%

93%

Stanley Kubrick Director

Danny Lloyd as Danny Torrance

Philip Stone as Delbert Grady

Burnell Tucker as Policeman

Aileen Lewis as Woman in Overlook Hotel Lobby

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.

Fear and Desire

1952

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

5.3

♡ 9

70%

Stanley Kubrick Director

Stephen Coit as Fletcher / The Captain

Frank Silvera as Mac

Paul Mazursky as Sidney

Virginia Leith as The Girl

After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way back to their battalion. However, when they come across a local peasant girl the horrors of war quickly become apparent.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964