Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut

No dream is ever just a dream.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Stanley Kubrick Productions

1999159 min7.5 / 10

A slow-burn psychological thriller that uses sexual obsession and conspiracy as a lens to examine desire, ego, and the fragility of marriage in a morally ambiguous urban landscape.

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, 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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  • Is Eyes Wide Shut scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Eyes Wide Shut end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Eyes Wide Shut sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Eyes Wide Shut easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Eyes Wide Shut violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity79

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Surprise91

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Love88

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