Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)

  • 85% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (7,180 ratings)

Stanley Kubrick was one of the most acclaimed and controversial filmmakers of his generation, but he was also an intensely private man who rarely gave interviews and produced most of his films under a shroud of secrecy, which tended to foster a great deal of rumor and speculation about his working… More

Unrated, 2 hr. 21 min.
Directed By
Jan Harlan
Genres
Documentary, Television, Special Interest
In Theaters
Jan 1, 2001 Wide
On DVD
Oct 23, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter

    Engaging but decidedly less than earth-shattering.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    An uncritical and sanitary study on the legendary director.

  • Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

    Lovely

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    A most welcome documentary.

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    The film pays no more than lip service to properly objective criticism.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jonathan H


    An outstanding and enlightening glimpse into the life of a notoriously reclusive legend.

  • Tim S


    A fantastic documentary on the life and work of Stanley Kubrick. Although it's 2 1/2 hours long, I still feel like it could have been longer. I would like to have heard more about his personal life, his unused projects and some of the other things that the running time just… More

  • Conner R


    A great documentary and one of the most informational about Stanley Kubrick. It has a lot of great interviews from actors/crew he worked with in the past. It also has a lot of information about Kubrick's directing style and research techniques.

  • Stella D


    stanley kubrick, cat lover :) altho it doesn't completely debunk his image as an odd recluse i did learn some interesting things from this, probably the best documentary so far on the publicity shy genius. featuring nice photos and home movies and i never knew about… More

  • Michael G


    A really great documentary that any fan of Kubrick's should see. A lot of home movie and behind the scenes footage with plenty of great interviews offer some great insight into the man and his work. My only gripes are that it was a little paint by numbers and that slack-jawed… More

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