Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
Warner Bros. Pictures

Description

Narrated by Tom Cruise, "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures" goes through each one of his movies and talks to various participants about their memories of working with Kubrick. For those who know very little about Kubrick, the documentary is an excellent career overview.

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Filmmaking

Collected reviews and ratings

10 DVD Talk | Earl Cressey

The documentary does a terrific job of exploring the life and films of Stanley Kubrick through mixing archived footage, clips from his films, and interviews of his family, friends, and the actors he worked with to provide an interesting and informative overview of the often controversial and uncompromising filmmaker.
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10 The Digital Bits | Bill Hunt

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures is simply an amazing portrait of a man who was perhaps the cinema's greatest auteur. It is also ranks highly among the best documentaries I've seen, and is certainly one of the best looks at a filmmaker you'll ever have the pleasure to enjoy.
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10 Amazon user reviews

This is an absolutely fascinating documentary, not only for Kubrick afficinados, but for fans of art, cinema, and life itself. It's a very well made, entertaining, informative, and surprising film.
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9.0 documentaryfilms.net | Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Kubrick was known to be a very private person, and now, some two years after his death, seems like the right time to release this film. It’s also a perfect time to re-assess his art. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures will inspire many, like myself, to take a trip to the video store to do just that.
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8.8 digitallyobsessed.com | Jesse Shanks

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures gives us a peek behind the curtains that no piece of media devoted to Kubrick's life and career has before. Here, his colleagues and fellow directors speak frankly about the director in way that was not permitted during his lifetime.
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8.8 Combustible Celluloid | Jeffrey M. Anderson

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures is the official documentary on the great filmmaker. It spends most of its running time looking into his works, but also a decent amount of time finding out who the man really was.
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7.0 DVD Authority | Fusion3600

As a huge fan of the films of Kubrick, this documentary was a pleasure to see, especially the never before seen behind the scenes shots. I was unsure what to expect at first, but this is a well made and well executed look into Kubrick's career, while also providing a glimpse into his private life, which is rare indeed.
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5.8 Time Out

Harlan was Kubrick's longtime producer, and also his brother-in-law, so has access to good footage and starry interviews. But he's also very much the keeper of the flame, and the film pays no more than lip service to properly objective criticism.
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