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Eyes Wide Shut

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After Dr. Bill Hartford's (Tom Cruise) wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
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Kubrick's intense study of the human psyche yields an impressive cinematic work.

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Richard T. Jameson Film Comment Magazine 04/10/2018
Kubrick's final film is unique in his oeuvre for concluding on a note of apparent affirmation. Go to Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 12/14/2014
This is finally a film that is better at mood than substance, that has its strongest hold on you when it's making the least amount of sense. Go to Full Review Stephen Hunter Washington Post 12/14/2014
It's empty of ideas, which is fine, but it's also empty of heat. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Sep 25
6/10
Even with its superb sense of unease and the idea that it’s steadily crafting a galvanizing conspiracy, it wanders off on tangents. Go to Full Review Matthew Rozsa Democracy at Work (Substack) Aug 27
3.5/4
“The women involved have been silenced before and will be forgotten again,” Ritzenhoff said. “It is the drama around male privilege that has the entertainment value.” Go to Full Review Jayne Nelson Radio Times 11/13/2024
4/5
Eyes Wide Shut still has an eerie mood that is purely Kubrickian. His smooth, neon-lit world and its unhappy residents are compelling, even addictive. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dominick 12/24/2024 No matter the debate over just how complete it is or what it’s trying to say, Eyes Wide Shut remains a remarkable achievement in a filmography stacked with them. It perfectly encapsulates the many sides and moods of Stanley Kubrick, flitting with dreamlike sensibilities, dark humor, stark cinematography and thematic ambiguity See more Rene M 12/13/2024 Greatest film of all time See more Mirko T @pro-secco 23h he sayed all and nothing at the same time and i fucking love it this part, but the film has times very slow, and this is the only terrible part of this film See more Ben N @Bneffer 1d Whew... this is a different movie. I think it helps to know why you are watching this movie. It is easy to judge the movie - as pornographic or exploitive. I think the hyper sexualization is meant to make you feel uncomfortable, and I get some people don't dig that. But I'd offer that it is important to feel uncomfortable to explore perspectives you haven't engaged with before. Or to this depth before. Overall the film is about how you lay yourself bare to the one you are closest to, you are harboring a dissatisfaction that will come out in one way or another. The way it plays out for the characters is heightened and dramatic, for the film, but the underlying truth is valid. I enjoyed following the exploits of the characters, especially the doctor, as he realizes what he is really after. See more Valerie K @ValNK 2d Visually stunning, but didn't really care about any of the characters. I suppose in a way that was the goal. See more Aizik G. @rkstar 4d Good movie I like the vibe it has Tom cruise did good Movie was tuff See more Read all reviews
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Stanley Kubrick

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Tom Cruise

Dr. William Harford

Nicole Kidman

Alice Harford

Sydney Pollack

Victor Ziegler

Marie Richardson

Marion

Rade Serbedzija

Mr. Milich

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Synopsis After Dr. Bill Hartford's (Tom Cruise) wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Producer
Stanley Kubrick
Screenwriter
Stanley Kubrick, Frederic Raphael, Arthur Schnitzer
Distributor
Argentina Video Home, Warner Sogefilms S.A. [es], Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Pole Star, Warner Brothers, Hobby Films
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Some Drug Related Material|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 16, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.7M
Runtime
2h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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