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Eyes Wide Shut

Play trailer Poster for Eyes Wide Shut R Released Jul 16, 1999 2h 39m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Kubrick's final film is unique in his oeuvre for concluding on a note of apparent affirmation. Apr 10, 2018 Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 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. Dec 14, 2014 Full Review Stephen Hunter Washington Post It's empty of ideas, which is fine, but it's also empty of heat. Dec 14, 2014 Full Review Matthew Rozsa Democracy at Work (Substack) “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.” Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 27, 2025 Full Review Jayne Nelson Radio Times 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. Rated: 4/5 Nov 13, 2024 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Eyes Wide Shut is Kubrick doing Kubrick but it's not quite a masterpiece compared to earlier works, nor is it an erotic thriller. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 16, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dominick 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 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/24/24 Full Review Rene M Greatest film of all time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/13/24 Full Review Tehmine H Kubrik simvolizmi... ⭐ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/25 Full Review nick s Some glorious sets & costumes. But the movie was very much what you would expect from a competent production company, not an avant- garde artist like Kubrik. Tidy enough execution; few artistic flourishes in the cinematography. Several scenes were talky and dragged on for too long. The denouement wasn't terribly satisfying. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Michael P I can say that this movie is written really well and the dialogue had me paying attention to every word. I thought it was pretty well made with some quintessential Kubrick long shots. I did feel the acting by some felt, well, over done. It felt like people acting rather than believing they were these people. I don't think I'll watch it again but man, I was gripped to try and find out what the hell was happening so the ending felt a little anticlimactic. Overall decent and intriguing but just too long Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/03/25 Full Review Ruben D Six stars for Eyes Wide Shut Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/10/25 Full Review 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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