# What's your favourite Stanley Kubrick movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 21, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541 "2016-07-21T23:24:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Memnon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/1 "2016-07-21T23:24:45Z")
Enquiring minds want to know. Mine is probably The Shining, with Clockwork Orange a close second. How about you? ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/2 "2016-07-21T23:27:29Z")
In order: _2001: A Space Odyssey Barry Lyndon The Shining_ ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/3 "2016-07-21T23:33:26Z")
In order 1)Dr. Strangelove 2)The Shining tied with Clockwork Orange 4)Paths to Glory 5)Barry Lyndon tied with The Killing tied with 2001 7)Full Metal Jacket 8)Eyes Wide Shut…although I only saw it once a million years ago and should probably rewatch it. Anything else I either haven’t watched or forgot about. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/4 "2016-07-21T23:39:46Z")
Missed edit window… This list is subject to change depending on my mood. But the top 3 will usually always be in the top 3. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/5 "2016-07-21T23:42:01Z")
1. _Full Metal Jacket_ (the best war movie yet made, IMO) 2. _Dr. Strangelove_ 3. _A Clockwork Orange_ 4. _2001: A Space Odyssey_ ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/6 "2016-07-21T23:54:37Z")
2001 and The Shining are closely tied. Ultimately, I went with The Shining because it played a key role in my learning to appreciate the horror genre whereas 2001 is just one of many sci-fi movies that I like at a similar level. I’m a little surprised by the number of these movies that I’ve never seen. (Or even heard of. Barry Lyndon? Killer’s Kiss? What rock am I living under?) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/7 "2016-07-22T00:20:58Z")
2001 followed by Full Metal Jacket. The rest range from several steps to far behind those two. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/8 "2016-07-22T01:06:49Z")
_Dr. Strangelove Full Metal Jacket A Clockwork Orange 2001: A Space Odyssey_ ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/9 "2016-07-22T01:12:37Z")
2001 is my fave, with Dr. Strangelove being a close second. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/10 "2016-07-22T01:16:43Z")
I hate the OP for making me choose. A great topic for a poll. I picked Dr. Strangelove but it could have been Clockwork Orange or 2001. Or The Shining. Or… ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/11 "2016-07-22T01:30:30Z")
I’m not a big Kubrick fan. I think “Paths of Glory” was a masterpiece and “A Clockwork Orange” was better still. The rest of his work, I could take or leave. Except “Eyes Wide Shut,” which was pure crap. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/12 "2016-07-22T01:37:02Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I think “Paths of Glory” was a masterpiece… seconded. _Flying Padre_ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/13 "2016-07-22T01:38:22Z")
On movie night in Central Repository Mine #114, my favorite film is the documentary detailing the lead-up to our current situation. The casting is a bit unrealistic, though, and they left out a number of details. They didn’t even show the pie fight, which had a significant influence on the post-doomsday political situation. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/14 "2016-07-22T01:40:28Z")
Dr. Strangelove A Clockwork Orange 2001 The Shining ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/15 "2016-07-22T01:49:46Z")
I had to pick _Dr Strangelove_ but _2001_ and _Paths of Glory_ are both a close second. What is so awesome about _Paths of Glory_ is how totally ‘modern’ a film it is. It was made\* in 1957(!)\* and yet it could be made today, shot-for-shot and line-for-line and still be acclaimed as a modern masterpiece. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/16 "2016-07-22T01:51:06Z")
hard to pick just one. If I could rate 3, I’d say Shining Clockwork Orange Full metal jacket Probably the Shining. Looking at the list, I’ve only seen about 2/3 of them. I’ve seen everything after Dr. Strangelove, but I missed most of his 50s and 60s work. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/17 "2016-07-22T02:08:31Z")
When I was 12, I thought _Dr. Strangelove_ was the best movie I had ever seen. It’s not at the top of my list now (I’ve seen many movies), but I still marvel how I could have thought that at that age. It’s still my favorite Kubrick. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/18 "2016-07-22T02:36:09Z")
I really love **Spartacus** , but it’s hard for me to classify it as a “Stanley Kubrick movie” It lacks his characteristic touches – the way he sets up his shots, the way he treats his characters, his attention to music\*. We’ve discussed this before on this Board – there was a lot of direction coming from elsewhere (even though Kirk Douglas chose Kubrick because of his work directing him in _Paths of Glory_), including screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. I feel that they took the reins out of Kubrick’s hands, and he was surprisingly tolerant of it. It didn’t stop him from putting his own stamp on all his subsequent films. \*The music was by Alex North. Interestingly, North wrote a score for **2001** which was never used – Kubrick decided to use the classical music he’d been using as a “placeholder” in his workprints instead. But the North score has been recorded,. and is commercially available. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/19 "2016-07-22T03:15:23Z")
A shade off topic, “Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures” is a pretty good doc, even if Tom “Cocktail” Cruise is narrating. Peculiar oddities like home movies of his daughters getting irritated by their dad’s exacting input when they’re at the piano, or Shelly Duvall hamming it up in an outtake at the chilly-looking front entrance of the Overlook/Timberline Hotel. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favourite-stanley-kubrick-movie/760541/20 "2016-07-22T03:18:46Z")
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