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The Shining
1980 • Thriller • Horror
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 winte…
Why matched: genres Thriller, Horror
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 • Mystery • Science Fiction • Adventure
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.
Why matched: genres Mystery, Science Fiction
Eyes Wide Shut
1999 • Drama • Thriller • Mystery
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 se…
Matched on: Kubrick
Full Metal Jacket
1987 • Drama • War
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.
Why matched: genres Drama, War
A Clockwork Orange
1971 • Science Fiction • Crime
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…
Why matched: genres Science Fiction, Crime
Spartacus
1960 • Drama • Adventure • History
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 own…
Why matched: genres Drama, Adventure
Barry Lyndon
1975 • Drama • Romance • History
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 Ly…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Lolita
1962 • Drama • Comedy
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…
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 • Comedy • War
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 st…
Why matched: genres Comedy, War
Paths of Glory
1957 • Drama • War
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
Why matched: genres Drama, War
The Killing
1956 • Thriller • Crime
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 strai…
Why matched: genres Thriller, Crime
Killer's Kiss
1955 • Drama • Thriller • Crime
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…
Why matched: genres Drama, Thriller
Flying Padre
1951 • Documentary
Stanley Kubrick’s short documentary about Father Fred Stadtmueller, a Catholic priest serving a vast 4,000-square-mile parish in rural New Mexico. To reach his scattered congreg…
Matched on: Kubrick
Fear and Desire
1953 • Drama • Thriller • War
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 th…
Why matched: genres Drama, Thriller
The Seafarers
1953 • Documentary
Stanley Kubrick’s first color film, commissioned by the Seafarers International Union to promote the benefits of union membership. Shot inside the union’s Atlantic and Gulf Coas…
Matched on: Kubrick
Day of the Fight
1951 • Documentary
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…
Matched on: Kubrick