Fear and Desire (1953)

A ficticious war in an unidentified country provides the setting for this drama. Four soldiers survive the crash-landing of their plane to find themselves in a forest six miles behind enemy lines... (imdb)
Country: USA
Directed By: Stanley Kubrick
Written By: Stanley Kubrick, Howard Sackler
Starring: Paul Mazursky, Frank Silvera, Virginia Leith, Kenneth Harp, Stephen Coit, David Allen, Toba Kubrick

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1. Features under 91 minutes (public: moderated by epiphany - 50 stars)
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Mar 04 | ![]() |
ADragon91 | 45 24% |
Well you gotta start somewhere I guess. If you ignore Stanley Kubrick's later work and judge it as someone trying to be big and ambitious with limited resources, it's not too bad as a first feature film. Some wonky acting and editing for sure, but the story works and it's fairly well shot by a newcomer who's brilliance had yet to shine through. At just an hour runtime, it's surprisingly watchable all things considered amateur about it.
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Feb 23 | mtavolieri | 48 7% |
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Feb 03 | cyber_turnip | 50 31% |
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Jan 17 | ![]() |
CinematicESP | 68 12% |
Jan 15 | ![]() |
agzel | 55 4% |
Jan 03 | Cheezy Dub | 50 21% |
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Dec 25, 2020 | ![]() |
sunny26 | 6 31% |
Dec 09, 2020 | Tarnop | 50 12% |
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Nov 21, 2020 | napouser | 20 13% |
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Nov 08, 2020 | Jonwashere | 3 8% |
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It never got good. The rest of Kubrick's filmography more than makes up for how uninteresting this is. Below Average/7
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Oct 07, 2020 | helberg | 64 17% |
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Sep 29, 2020 | PrestoBix40 | 15 20% |
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Sep 19, 2020 | ![]() |
ZephSilver | 40 15% |
Sep 12, 2020 | Dunu | 42 16% |
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Sep 09, 2020 | ![]() |
TheShiznit | 24 15% |
Aug 08, 2020 | ![]() |
Dunstan-xxx | 53 20% |
Jul 21, 2020 | ![]() |
SPM_Liam | 60 20% |
Jul 15, 2020 | btanrikulu | 60 48% |
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Jul 15, 2020 | ![]() |
Fergenaprido | 62 13% |
Jul 12, 2020 | wimcalp | 40 14% |
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Jul 10, 2020 | lefterisd99 | 30 6% |
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Jun 27, 2020 | ![]() |
itsirc | 38 10% |
Jun 23, 2020 | ![]() |
Kobaruon | 30 8% |
Jun 23, 2020 | flipperrbm | 5 60% |
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Jun 21, 2020 | ![]() |
sonever0805 | 59 4% |
Jun 19, 2020 | ![]() |
Vicenzo | 5 27% |
Jun 12, 2020 | IMDBbbbb | 55 0% |
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May 28, 2020 | ![]() |
Omid Ranjbar | 40 29% |
May 26, 2020 | ![]() |
lessismore | 60 12% |
May 22, 2020 | 6i99ie | 65 20% |
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May 16, 2020 | ![]() |
clayj41 | 20 4% |
May 14, 2020 | Rob97 | 60 26% |
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May 05, 2020 | EsekciCafer | 12 2% |
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May 02, 2020 | ![]() |
SLions | 25 0% |
Apr 25, 2020 | ![]() |
Mpython | 4 17% |
Apr 22, 2020 | ![]() |
El99can | 40 5% |
Apr 22, 2020 | ![]() |
jal90 | 50 15% |
Apr 21, 2020 | Frankyzerg | 40 0% |
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Apr 20, 2020 | jlafount | 40 34% |
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Apr 12, 2020 | ![]() |
HKi | 60 21% |
Apr 02, 2020 | Grandaddy | 40 3% |
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Mar 30, 2020 | ![]() |
Icedancer | 50 2% |
Mar 21, 2020 | Matt92 | 70 13% |
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Feb 26, 2020 | ![]() |
Hyperion+ | 2 22% |
Feb 19, 2020 | Tob196 | 53 2% |
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Jan 17, 2020 | ![]() |
sazsuite | 73 33% |
Jan 12, 2020 | Dicke_Taube | 50 18% |
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Jan 12, 2020 | f_ranzen | 32 9% |
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Jan 02, 2020 | colmener | 50 19% |
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Dec 13, 2019 | CineLounge | 51 19% |
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Dec 01, 2019 | ![]() |
Akınz | 40 4% |
Dec 01, 2019 | DomTosco | 30 5% |
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Nov 28, 2019 | ![]() |
soraxtm | 80 78% |
Nov 21, 2019 | ![]() |
Bartbaard | 26 6% |
Bad. More a podcast with visuals than anything else. Only thing that stood out was lighting.
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Nov 15, 2019 | ![]() |
driscarpin | 61 38% |
Em honra de Virginia Leith (1925 - 2019) filme #1. Não é tão ruim quanto dizem, só é distante anos-luz das usuais obras-primas do diretor. A edição tem alguns momentos verdadeiramente terríveis e é um filme mudo com áudio dublado por cima (coisa que os amantes do cinema italiano estão acostumados), mas o Kubrick aprendeu que cinema é se cercar de gente talentosa para ajuda-lo e não mais fez tudo sozinho como o orçamento limitado o forçou aqui. BlurayRip RARBG.
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Oct 19, 2019 | Sasha_ | 60 21% |
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Oct 04, 2019 | ![]() |
Florin92 | 50 19% |
Sep 23, 2019 | michaelm2391 | 70 53% |
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Aug 28, 2019 | StuPod | 20 2% |
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Aug 25, 2019 | aho | 50 33% |
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Aug 12, 2019 | sandman248 | 60 40% |
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Aug 09, 2019 | ![]() |
bal3x | 60 43% |
Aug 06, 2019 | ![]() |
talat | 40 6% |
Aug 03, 2019 | jonjj7 | 40 6% |
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Jul 29, 2019 | ![]() |
Ammar44 | 100 91% |
Jul 06, 2019 | ![]() |
oguzhnakkaya | 45 20% |
Jul 01, 2019 | judeclapton | 5 8% |
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Jun 27, 2019 | mbramhald13 | 50 15% |
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Jun 26, 2019 | Hanky Chan | 40 45% |
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Jun 25, 2019 | pp01 | 6 65% |
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Jun 23, 2019 | ![]() |
MatteoFalls | 73 24% |
Jun 23, 2019 | xombiemonkey | 6 36% |
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Jun 15, 2019 | TheBreather | 40 5% |
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May 21, 2019 | ![]() |
GZN | 50 36% |
Apr 23, 2019 | ![]() |
numan | 54 22% |
Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 60 9% |
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Apr 13, 2019 | ![]() |
Sesilya | 62 25% |
Apr 13, 2019 | ![]() |
ozerdur | 45 11% |
Apr 13, 2019 | cinephile212 | 63 21% |
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Apr 08, 2019 | ![]() |
umutheatre | 61 23% |
Filmde güzel olan tek şey Virginia Leith sanırım..
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Apr 07, 2019 | ![]() |
kuzronk | 60 41% |
Apr 01, 2019 | ![]() |
wokelstein | 43 13% |
Mar 22, 2019 | ![]() |
DarrenCB | 40 8% |
Mar 10, 2019 | Lonewolf2003 | 48 6% |
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It's understandable why Kubrick disowned this. This clearly is a pretty poor movie. But the directing and cinematography are the least of the movies problems. Kubrick, like many debutants, is very ambitious and not all of his experiments work. The production design is very cheap, but one could get over that. What drags this down completely is the horrible writing by someone who has no clue about how people talk or act. Which is n't helped by some terrible acting also.
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Mar 04, 2019 | ![]() |
akjn | 50 17% |
Mar 03, 2019 | ![]() |
Cebion | 55 8% |
Mar 01, 2019 | Ronin21 | 56 6% |
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Feb 21, 2019 | MortSahlFan | 50 12% |
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Feb 16, 2019 | kevinwriter | 40 14% |
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Feb 01, 2019 | ![]() |
tsumanne | 65 45% |
Jan 31, 2019 | ![]() |
peyrin | 30 10% |
Holy shitty amateur dialogue. At least this started the timeless tradition of Kubrick abusing his actors though.
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Jan 16, 2019 | GFoster | 21 0% |
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Jan 06, 2019 | Aeschylus | 15 2% |
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Jan 04, 2019 | mrmiffy | 60 46% |
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Jan 03, 2019 | ak.e | 40 0% |
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Jan 02, 2019 | ![]() |
me7ecnt | 5 30% |
Dec 25, 2018 | ![]() |
sonya semyon | 37 13% |
Dec 25, 2018 | knives | 64 23% |
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Dec 05, 2018 | mathiasa | 50 41% |
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Nov 17, 2018 | Dom92 | 30 8% |
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Nov 17, 2018 | ![]() |
Pats_London | 35 2% |
Nov 16, 2018 | ![]() |
buddhalou | 50 16% |
Nov 05, 2018 | ![]() |
bybrt | 45 18% |
Oct 16, 2018 | Mr. Blue | 30 11% |
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Sep 23, 2018 | FraGil | 50 20% |
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Sep 21, 2018 | ![]() |
Mr.Kubrick | 62 35% |
Sep 08, 2018 | allneonslike | 55 33% |
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Sep 05, 2018 | ![]() |
nomadcitizen | 2 0% |
Jul 30, 2018 | movietryer | 60 6% |
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Jul 26, 2018 | ![]() |
CMQuinn | 40 12% |
Jul 14, 2018 | BerkV | 67 26% |
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Jul 05, 2018 | jberger | 40 2% |
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Jun 26, 2018 | ![]() |
firdeva | 50 22% |
Jun 22, 2018 | ![]() |
FreddieQuell | 73 61% |
Jun 07, 2018 | Tomandgreek | 52 42% |
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Jun 02, 2018 | shanebarlow3 | 51 18% |
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May 28, 2018 | jbwfilm | 50 4% |
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May 20, 2018 | jimmyjazz | 50 10% |
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May 17, 2018 | ![]() |
Angel Eyes | 79 44% |
May 05, 2018 | ab_iiserk | 77 61% |
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May 03, 2018 | ![]() |
arash.fo | 30 0% |
Apr 29, 2018 | ereed6 | 50 17% |
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Apr 18, 2018 | ![]() |
Paxton | 58 32% |
I desired to see Kubrick's first movie and I'm afraid it wasn't very good.
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Apr 13, 2018 | benrad | 40 9% |
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Apr 13, 2018 | ![]() |
dourface | 40 14% |
Apr 09, 2018 | ![]() |
addeh | 30 4% |
Mar 31, 2018 | ![]() |
ozdemirb | 15 2% |
Mar 31, 2018 | ![]() |
M M İ | 82 59% |
Mar 09, 2018 | ![]() |
scott.mcc | 40 7% |
Feb 26, 2018 | ![]() |
Fatchrisb | 82 70% |
Jan 29, 2018 | ![]() |
whitelighter | 62 38% |
Jan 25, 2018 | ![]() |
PaulB1 | 47 6% |
Jan 16, 2018 | ![]() |
cascade | 32 2% |
Jan 15, 2018 | mSt | 25 3% |
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Jan 01, 2018 | KubrickCube | 50 20% |
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Dec 31, 2017 | ![]() |
Cigo | 2 7% |
Dec 20, 2017 | Systematicer | 80 87% |
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Dec 01, 2017 | ulm2131 | 30 5% |
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Nov 26, 2017 | StBokonon | 63 12% |
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Nov 21, 2017 | Halo_Insider | 50 6% |
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Nov 19, 2017 | ![]() |
WWallce4prez | 35 6% |
Well everyone has to start somewhere. Still better than I could do...barely.
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Oct 23, 2017 | ![]() |
mattorama12 | 51 18% |
Clunky dialogue and simplistic story make this feel like a work in progress. It has a bit of a Twilight Zone feel to it, but doesn't provide any real insight to its characters or themes. Only recommended for Kubrick completionists.
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Oct 03, 2017 | Namlod | 72 45% |
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Sep 26, 2017 | Mdlcr | 60 24% |
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Sep 11, 2017 | izwt936g | 13 17% |
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Aug 30, 2017 | ![]() |
iyisinek | 60 19% |
asker, savaş, karargah, general, rehin, Uçakları düşman hattının yakınlarına düşen dört asker, buradan kendi mevzilerine dönmeye çalışır. Bunun için yakınlardaki nehri takip edeceklerdir. Bir sal yaparlar fakat bir uçağın kendilerini fark ettiklerini düşünürler.
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Aug 25, 2017 | ![]() |
TrixRabbi | 69 28% |
Aug 04, 2017 | kissgyozi | 60 19% |
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Aug 02, 2017 | whataboutit | 50 2% |
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Jul 09, 2017 | ![]() |
ClimaxDome | 52 30% |
Jul 05, 2017 | ![]() |
Mehmet Mert | 82 82% |
Jun 23, 2017 | majid1989 | 85 74% |
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Jun 11, 2017 | ![]() |
denniz | 52 68% |
Jun 05, 2017 | vvalderman | 37 6% |
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May 20, 2017 | barryegan | 50 6% |
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May 12, 2017 | flonke | 45 7% |
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Apr 11, 2017 | ![]() |
deanjames | 50 22% |
Mar 31, 2017 | ![]() |
saeed7395 | 60 34% |
Mar 19, 2017 | Andras | 40 8% |
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Mar 11, 2017 | ![]() |
Phil Clowns | 65 37% |
Mar 08, 2017 | resit | 80 8% |
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Mar 06, 2017 | shaqayeq1995 | 47 18% |
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Feb 25, 2017 | ![]() |
mCihhh | 50 21% |
Feb 23, 2017 | ![]() |
RYM-byrates | 47 16% |
Feb 11, 2017 | ![]() |
mhmtlprynr | 50 17% |
Feb 09, 2017 | ![]() |
Xalechim | 4 17% |
Feb 03, 2017 | pythag3 | 50 3% |
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A great student film (though Kubrick wasn't a student); a severe misfire with flashes of brilliance... There is a lot here that's terrible, but the power of Kubrick's photographic eye is very much on display.
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Feb 01, 2017 | ![]() |
joachimt | 50 14% |
Jan 26, 2017 | rumbeggar | 59 36% |
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Jan 16, 2017 | thepiss | 0 9% |
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Jan 14, 2017 | mjbreuer | 40 13% |
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Jan 06, 2017 | zomgmouse | 60 17% |
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Dec 29, 2016 | smellyjoe | 45 22% |
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Dec 01, 2016 | nunobar | 70 54% |
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Nov 17, 2016 | Ronin22 | 30 14% |
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Nov 15, 2016 | Kaziklubey. | 9 3% |
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Nov 10, 2016 | doe | 55 32% |
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Oct 30, 2016 | imdbtv | 62 41% |
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Oct 20, 2016 | jerrywarton | 75 85% |
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Oct 07, 2016 | ![]() |
nevejas | 61 41% |
Compared to the contemporary species this creature is one rare specimen. It carries way more slivers of substance than it can deliver and it shows in all the unpolished details and unfinished businesses. More concentration and less focus would have made miracles or, to rephrase, it needed bigger budget. But given all the financial circumstances, 15 people crew and all - it marks not a failure but a promising start of what became a great journey in the following years.
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Sep 09, 2016 | Lucas Marmol | 30 18% |
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Sep 02, 2016 | SteDaCo | 3 48% |
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Aug 19, 2016 | ![]() |
ilkyaz | 70 43% |
Jul 24, 2016 | ScottBailey | 50 14% |
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Jul 04, 2016 | Col_Needham | 70 47% |
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Jul 04, 2016 | MrWhiplash | 40 6% |
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Jun 27, 2016 | ![]() |
closedmouth | 80 66% |
It's a bit silly and broad, and the short length does no favours to character development (everyone's gone crazy within 10 minutes). But even through the B-movie detritus Kubrick fashions a creepy, off-putting tone and atmosphere, and pulls off some lovely, if not amazing, little tricks in the editing and shot composition. It's no masterpiece, but I had fun watching it, and would call it underrated. Don't necessarily trust an artist's opinion of his own work.
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Jun 25, 2016 | ![]() |
Lilirose | 60 8% |
Si vede che e' un'opera prima, ma in nuce ci sono molte qualita' del futuro genio
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Jun 13, 2016 | ![]() |
skytcrol | 70 66% |
Jun 09, 2016 | ![]() |
donmezsefa | 60 38% |
Jun 05, 2016 | ![]() |
letterboxdvo | 25 11% |
Jun 03, 2016 | utkuokur | 95 67% |
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Jun 03, 2016 | ![]() |
kubrickvari | 60 40% |
Jun 02, 2016 | ![]() |
Hawkins | 10 0% |
A lot of aimless and embarrassing chin-stroking made worse by awful acting and slippery editing. There's rarely a shot here that lasts longer than five seconds, it gets hard to watch.
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May 19, 2016 | ![]() |
RetinaScan | 30 5% |
Apr 18, 2016 | TonySoprano | 65 38% |
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Apr 13, 2016 | ![]() |
Suda Balık | 60 27% |
Mar 28, 2016 | ![]() |
FrancoGonzo | 7 27% |
Feb 18, 2016 | pvtKoen | 50 7% |
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Feb 14, 2016 | ![]() |
robot2xl | 74 83% |
Feb 05, 2016 | ![]() |
Mochard | 55 26% |
Jan 12, 2016 | ![]() |
mentosibo | 65 37% |
Jan 02, 2016 | exitexitquit | 10 10% |
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Dec 21, 2015 | feyy | 7 77% |
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Dec 16, 2015 | ![]() |
MUBIvotes | 28 26% |
Nov 27, 2015 | coroner | 60 49% |
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Nov 10, 2015 | ![]() |
bluesman | 35 10% |
Nov 10, 2015 | henrybr | 74 38% |
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Nov 06, 2015 | ![]() |
Dominoes1992 | 60 11% |
Oct 30, 2015 | kobbe | 50 7% |
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Oct 20, 2015 | ![]() |
enokarakurt | 70 21% |
Oct 16, 2015 | ![]() |
anandare | 40 2% |
Oct 12, 2015 | ![]() |
lisa- | 2 11% |
okay so it is just a boring student movie, and kubrick's second worst after THE SEAFEARERS. but this gives me an excuse to rewatch most of his filmography.
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Sep 09, 2015 | FullHD | 40 10% |
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Aug 24, 2015 | Patatuela | 60 28% |
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Aug 22, 2015 | moodeuce | 30 2% |
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Aug 20, 2015 | ![]() |
PrestoBix | 62 21% |
Aug 19, 2015 | ![]() |
dsarev | 37 26% |
Aug 11, 2015 | Angelito | 50 9% |
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Jul 31, 2015 | ![]() |
rezasalimi | 45 12% |
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Ummagumma | 76 45% |
Jul 26, 2015 | emersondart | 55 17% |
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Jul 22, 2015 | bounasim | 62 12% |
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Jul 14, 2015 | Csomi | 50 21% |
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Jul 07, 2015 | ![]() |
mfjlefou | 50 20% |
Jul 05, 2015 | ![]() |
alexlma | 5 23% |
Jul 04, 2015 | ![]() |
joxnq | 55 38% |
Jun 23, 2015 | ![]() |
EgbertSouse | 25 5% |
This is basically a Coleman Francis movie with good lighting. The editing is particularly incompetent except for a few interesting bits.
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Jun 07, 2015 | Unaguma | 33 23% |
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Jun 02, 2015 | sirokuma09 | 70 11% |
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May 25, 2015 | ![]() |
Judo Koala | 50 12% |
May 22, 2015 | ![]() |
Degobbi | 70 9% |
May 19, 2015 | zetes | 50 10% |
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May 13, 2015 | white_water | 50 24% |
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Apr 27, 2015 | GeorgeRoots | 40 20% |
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Apr 24, 2015 | OldAle1 | 70 37% |
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Apr 24, 2015 | Grann-Bach | 60 27% |
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Apr 13, 2015 | Dr. Zelig | 90 75% |
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Apr 01, 2015 | albino | 50 27% |
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Mar 31, 2015 | Allynhi | 25 6% |
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Mar 20, 2015 | ocfn | 40 11% |
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Mar 18, 2015 | ![]() |
tatarbey | 60 11% |
Mar 17, 2015 | 10kfilms | 30 23% |
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Mar 13, 2015 | ![]() |
mjf333 | 78 43% |
Feb 26, 2015 | Hennimore | 35 1% |
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Feb 20, 2015 | gogomogo1 | 30 3% |
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Feb 12, 2015 | ![]() |
Mr. Mocata | 70 45% |
Feb 04, 2015 | wrftw | 60 19% |
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Jan 26, 2015 | Yunus | 100 97% |
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Jan 21, 2015 | ![]() |
agirdir | 40 4% |
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Average Percentile 23.61% from 425 Ratings | ![]() |