Best Stanley Kubrick Movies, Ranked
Every Stanley Kubrick film worth your evening, ranked by audience score. Paths of Glory sits at the top with 8.3, and the filmography below spans 1951–1999. Whether you are starting from scratch or filling gaps, this is the order to watch them in.
14 titles · average score 7.5 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Paths of Glory (1957)
★ 8.3 · 3,342 ratingsA commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
- 2
The Shining (1980)
★ 8.2 · 19,227 ratingsJack 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 winter. But they aren't prepared for the…
- 3
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
★ 8.2 · 14,027 ratingsIn 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 music of Beethoven. The state, eager to…
- 4
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
★ 8.1 · 6,262 ratingsAfter 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 stop it.
- 5
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
★ 8.1 · 11,651 ratingsA 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.
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How this list is ranked
Ranked by average audience score across Stanley Kubrick's directing credits, with anything under 150 ratings filtered out so a single obscure short can't outrank a career-defining film. Updated daily from TMDB.
Frequently asked questions
What is Stanley Kubrick's best movie?
Paths of Glory (1957), rated 8.3 by 3K viewers — the highest-scoring film they directed. The Shining and A Clockwork Orange come next.
How many Stanley Kubrick movies are listed here?
14, spanning 1951 to 1999. Credits with fewer than 150 ratings are left out so the ranking is not skewed by obscure or uncredited work.
Is this list updated?
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