Eyes Wide Shut

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Eyes Wide Shut

R

1999

2h 39m

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

Kubrick's intense study of the human psyche yields an impressive cinematic work.

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Richard T. Jameson

Film Comment Magazine

Apr 10, 2018

Kubrick's final film is unique in his oeuvre for concluding on a note of apparent affirmation.

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Dec 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.

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

Dec 14, 2014

It's empty of ideas, which is fine, but it's also empty of heat.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Aug 6, 2026

5/5

…viewed in 2026, Eyes Wide Shut is Kubrick’s masterpiece, an accusation of the society he saw around him, accused here of being corrupt, depraved and built around the repression, exploitation and control of women….

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Luke Y. Thompson

Mortal Cinema (Substack)

Mar 18, 2026

Kubrick fans, who understand this is his analysis of jealousy, that he took decades to finally make, dying when it was done, considering it his masterpiece...you’ll get it.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 25, 2025

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.

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Elise

Mar 7, 2026

Genuinely very interesting film. Had a hard time orienting myself for the first 20 minutes, but it locked me in. Kubrick is a very particular filmmaker and not to everyone's taste. This work is about a man with presumptions around marriage, sex, sexuality, and gender who's cut down at the knees by a revelation from his wife, causing a spiraling journey through one night across New York. I forget sometimes how masterful Kubrick is at creating sequences with such gravity and precision that you're totally sucked in and along for the ride.

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Miguel rodriguez

Feb 26, 2026

Expose on the elite. When will the working class wake up?

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Jayzon

Feb 26, 2026

Perfect film and theatre was quiet so great film and great experience

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Dominick

Dec 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

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Rene M

Dec 13, 2024

Greatest film of all time

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Thomas G

@theofficialmascot Sep 9, 2026

Gratuitous nudity and sex scenes aside, it was a great film that had a contemplative pace, presented real moral dilemmas and featured exquisite writing and acting.

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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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