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Directing · Writing · 1928 to 1999

Stanley Kubrick

Best rated: The Shining (8.4)

Stanley Kubrick, illustrated
Films
13
Avg rating
7.73
Peak run
1964’80
Oscar noms
4
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Stanley Kubrick, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1964 to 1980, 8.2656789195519601965197019751980198519901995The Shining 8.4Fear and Desire 5.3Career avg 7.73

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Stanley Kubrick's career barcodecoolhot
195213 films1999
Current formLast 5: 8.08 vs career 7.73 (+0.35)
  1. WA Clockwork Orange1971 · 8.2+0.5
  2. WBarry Lyndon1975 · 8.1+0.4
  3. WThe Shining1980 · 8.4+0.7
  4. WFull Metal Jacket1987 · 8.2+0.5
  5. LEyes Wide Shut1999 · 7.5−0.2
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Stanley by the numbers

Average
7.73
13 rated films
Vote weighted
7.81
bigger films count more
Median
8.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.90
rating spread
Career
48y
1952 to 1999
Total votes
5.72M
across every film
Best
8.4
The Shining
Worst
5.3
Fear and Desire
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1999Eyes Wide Shut posterEyes Wide Shut7.5441K
1987Full Metal Jacket posterFull Metal Jacket8.2861K
1980The Shining posterThe Shining8.41.25M
1975Barry Lyndon posterBarry Lyndon8.1209K
1971A Clockwork Orange posterA Clockwork Orange8.2947K
19682001: A Space Odyssey poster2001: A Space Odyssey8.3794K
1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb posterDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb8.3555K
1962Lolita posterLolita7.5117K
1960Spartacus posterSpartacus7.9153K
1957Paths of Glory posterPaths of Glory8.4243K
1956The Killing posterThe Killing7.9108K
1955Killer's Kiss posterKiller's Kiss6.528,700
1952Fear and Desire posterFear and Desire5.315,726
Better together?

Stanley Kubrick's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Stanley Kubrick

13 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1988
    Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1976
    Stanley Kubrick
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1976
    Stanley Kubrick
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1976
    Stanley Kubrick, Producer
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1972
    Stanley Kubrick
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1972
    Stanley Kubrick, Producer
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1972
    Stanley Kubrick
    Nominated
  • Best Visual Effects · Academy Awards 1969
    Stanley Kubrick
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1969
    Stanley Kubrick
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1969
    Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1965
    Stanley Kubrick, Peter George, Terry Southern
    Nominated
  • Best Picture · Academy Awards 1965
    Stanley Kubrick, Producer
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1965
    Stanley Kubrick
    Nominated

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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