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Portrait of Stanley Kubrick

Directing

Stanley Kubrick

Career

Active from 1947 to 2001, with a break from 1988 to 1998, busiest in 1951 and 1953 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stanley Kubrick Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Snapshot 2
  • Cinematic Masterpiece 2
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • Existential Dread 2
  • Film Noir 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Cult Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 68
National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove
National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Film Writer

2000s

1 title · average score 70
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

Development Producer, Creator

1990s

1 title · average score 74
Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

as Man at Café Sonata (uncredited)

1980s

2 titles · average score 80
Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
GoodWatch score 82

as Murphy (voice) (uncredited)

The Shining
The Shining (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Producer

1970s

2 titles · average score 83
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon (1975)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Producer

A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

1960s

4 titles · average score 86
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
GoodWatch score 86

as Astronaut Breathing (voice) (uncredited)

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
GoodWatch score 91

Director, Producer

Lolita
Lolita (1962)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

1950s

7 titles · average score 65
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

Director, Executive Producer

The Killing
The Killing (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay, Director

Killer's Kiss
Killer's Kiss (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

Sound Editor, Editor

Fear and Desire
Fear and Desire (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Producer

The Seafarers
The Seafarers (1953)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Director of Photography

Flying Padre
Flying Padre (1951)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Director of Photography

Day of the Fight
Day of the Fight (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director

1940s

1 title · average score 62
Dreams That Money Can Buy
Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Theatre Extra