Barry Lyndon

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Barry Lyndon

PG

1975

3h 4m

Drama

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How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of 18th-century English nobility? For Barry Lyndon (Ryan O'Neal) the answer is: any way he can! His climb to wealth and privilege is the enthralling focus of this sumptuous Stanley Kubrick version of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel.

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Critics Consensus

Visually astonishing and placid as a pond in the English countryside, Stanley Kubrick's maddening and masterful Barry Lyndon renders a hollow life with painterly poise.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Jul 22

4/5

[Lyndon] is very Gen Z, essentially sympathetic but aware that he’s perpetually at the mercy of aristocrats, scoundrels, brigands and army captains alike.

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David Sexton

New Statesman

Jul 9

Barry Lyndon is a film altogether about time, one of the good reasons for experiencing the full 185 minutes continuously, in a cinema. It’s much more rewarding to see on a big screen.

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

Jul 7

It isn’t vulgar to suggest that Kubrick may have identified with Barry the autodidact.

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Matthew Rozsa

Democracy at Work (Substack)

Dec 12

3.5/4

Watch the movie, then read the book, as I was lucky enough to have done. If you do it the other way around, you might be disappointed.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 9

3.5/4

While many consider it brilliant, others find it about as exciting as folding socks.

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

Nov 8

It may be as pretty as the paintings it emulates, but it's also as boring as watching those paintings dry.

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May 15

The equivalent of touring an art gallery.

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Tyrell P

@KING_PALM Dec 5

I get that people dislike this film for its slow pace but the atmosphere and performances makes up for the long run time very nicely.

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Jonathan O

Nov 28

Beautifully we'll made art film it looks breathtaking and you feel like your back in time and really phenomenal cinematography work and amazing costumes design and set design and Kubrick has really great vision and storytelling with dark satire comedy and really amazing cast.

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Marco H

Oct 12

Marvelous score and authentic pictures on the big screen. Underrated movie. One more masterpiece of Stanley Kubrick.

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dude d

Sep 26

if you love cinema then you will immediately recognise this as a masterpiece. It is far from a film genre that i would ordinarily watch. A period piece....... but this is kubrick. Utterly captivating. Formal to the extreme of exagerration...... and exquisitely beautiful.

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bob c

Sep 10

Great tale. Scenery, filming, music, acting, all first class. But…..it’s slow.

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Synopsis

How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of 18th-century English nobility? For Barry Lyndon (Ryan O'Neal) the answer is: any way he can! His climb to wealth and privilege is the enthralling focus of this sumptuous Stanley Kubrick version of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel.

Director: Stanley Kubrick
Producer: Stanley Kubrick
Screenwriter: Stanley Kubrick, William Makepeace Thackeray
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Hawk Films, Peregrine
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 1975, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2007
Runtime: 3h 4m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

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