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Director Facts

Birth:

July 26, 1928

Death:

March 7, 1999

Biography:

Stanley Kubrick was born in New York, and was considered intelligent despite poor grades at school. Hoping that a change of scenery would produce better academic performance, Kubrick's father Jack (a physician) sent him in 1940 to Pasadena, California, to stay with his uncle Martin Perveler. ...more about Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

DIRECTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 10,221

6
Decades
- 1950s
  
  of 422
  
  47
- 1960s
  
  of 550
  
  1
- 1970s
  
  of 837
  
  61
- 1980s
  
  of 1,325
  
  57
- 1990s
  
  of 2,997
  
  272
Genres
- Action
  
  of 1,307
  
  51
- Adventure
  
  of 1,002
  
  40
- Biography
  
  of 375
  
  4
- Comedy
  
  of 3,258
  
  61
- Crime
  
  of 1,184
  
  48
- Drama
  
  of 4,408
  
  3
- Fantasy
  
  of 664
  
  9
- History
  
  of 186
  
  5
- Horror
  
  of 1,629
  
  87
- Mystery
  
  of 744
  
  103
- Romance
  
  of 1,396
  
  255
- Scifi
  
  of 969
  
  3
- Thriller
  
  of 1,892
  
  18
- War
  
  of 384
  
  1

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1950s

2.3814

1960s

3.2463

1970s

2.1499

1980s

2.1979

1990s

1.7851

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards for each movie.

Overall Director Score: Stanley Kubrick is ranked overall as 3.3436 of of 4 directors

3.3436

Stanley Kubrick Movie Rankings

Stanley Kubrick directed by 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)

3.8508

Insane Gen. Jack Ripper is convinced that the U.S.S.R is conspiring to contaminate the American people and sends a fighter pilot to bomb the country. However, the Russians promise to fight back if the U.S. were to attack. ...more about Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Director Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Director
BAFTA Awards - Best British Art Direction (B/W)
Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director

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Stanley Kubrick directed by Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory (1958)

3.6840

The futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit commander in the French army must deal with the mutiny of his men and a glory-seeking general after part of his force falls back under fire in an impossible attack. ...more about Paths of Glory

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Stanley Kubrick directed by 2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

3.6321

After thousands of years, a monolith reappears on the moon. When modern astronauts go to investigate its presence they find they need to travel to Jupiter, but when the on board computer HAL 9000 malfunctions it tries to cover its mistake by killing. ...more about 2001: A Space Odyssey

Director Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Academy Awards, USA - Best Director
Academy Awards, USA - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
BAFTA Awards - Best Art Direction
Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director

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$12.49

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Spartacus (1960)

3.6087

A slave, trained to be a Gladiator, insights a revolt and uprising against the corrupt Roman establishment that imprisons him and his fellow men. ...more about Spartacus

Director Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Director

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Clockwork Orange, A (1971)

3.3399

A British gang member is imprisoned and treated for his psychological deficiencies with "aversion therapy." His therapy brainwashes him into abhorring violence, but when he is rehabilitated and released from jail he's not the perfect citizen the government expected. ...more about Clockwork Orange

Director Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Director
BAFTA Awards - Best Art Direction
BAFTA Awards - Best Direction
Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists - Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Director

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Killing, The (1956)

3.2493

After getting out of prison, Johnny Clay masterminds a complex race-track heist, but his scheme is complicated by the intervention of the wife of a teller (George Peatty) in on the scheme, the boyfriend of the wife, airport regulations, and a small dog. ...more about Killing

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Shining, The (1980)

3.1593

Jack becomes the caretaker of a large summer resort hotel. Snowed in for the winter, he feels this will be the perfect oppertunity to finish his book. While there, his son begins to see gory visions of the hotel's hunted past and Jack becomes possessed by the evil presences. ...more about Shining

Director Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Director
Razzie Awards - Worst Director

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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

2.9964

A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in basic training under the command of the punishing Sgt. Hartman. ...more about Full Metal Jacket

Director Awards

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Director
Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Director
London Critics Circle Film Awards - Director of the Year

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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

2.9751

A doctor (Tom Cruise) becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter after his wife (Nicole Kidman) admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met and chastising him for dishonesty in not admitting to his own fantasies. ...more about Eyes Wide Shut

Director Awards

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Director
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Director

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Lolita (1962)

2.9334

Middle-aged novelist Humbert Humbert rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house after he falls passionately in love with her daughter Lolita. ...more about Lolita

Director Awards

Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Director

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Fear and Desire (1953)

1.9209

A ficticious war in an unidentified country provides the setting for this drama. Four soldiers survive the crash-landing of their plane to find themselves in a forest six miles behind enemy lines. The group, led by Lt. ...more about Fear and Desire

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Day of the Fight (1951)

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Based on Kubrick's pictorial for Look Magazine (January 18, 1949) entitled "Prizefighter," "Day Of The Fight" tells of a day in the life of a middleweight Irish boxer named Walter Cartier, particularly the day of his bout with black middleweight Bobby ...more about Day of the Fight

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Flying Padre (1951)

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Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with the aid of a mono-plane. ...more about Flying Padre

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Seafarers, The (1953)

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Stanley Kubrick's first feature made in color. Lost for over 40 years! The documentary extolls the benefits of membership to the Seafarers International Union. ...more about Seafarers

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