Stanley Kubrick
Film director · 12 films (1955–1999)
Stanley Kubrick is a director whose work here spans Killer’s Kiss (1955) to Eyes Wide Shut (1999), across drama and war. 3 of those films were photographed by John Alcott. All 654 frames from 12 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career. Kubrick was noted for the scrupulous care with which he chose his subjects, his slow method of working, the variety of genres he worked in, his technical perfectionism, and his reclusiveness about his films and personal life.
Born 26 July 1928 · New York City, New York, USA · died 7 March 1999
Directing style
Kubrick’s visual style relies on highly structured, eye-level framing dominated by medium and wide shots that maintain a deep depth of field, rendering tense, interior environments with clinical clarity. Lighting is heavily motivated by practical fixtures, windows, and fluorescent sources, illuminating a palette built on stark black-and-white contrasts, deep shadows, and cool, desaturated blues and earth tones. These compositions favor nocturnal and interior settings to construct ominous, lonely spaces across drama, war, and thriller narratives.
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects · 1969
- BAFTA Fellowship · 2000
- BAFTA Award for Best Direction · 1976
- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement · 1997
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame · 2014
- Sitges Grand Honorary Award · 2008
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1995
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation · 1972
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation · 1969
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation · 1965
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Films directed by Stanley Kubrick
About Stanley Kubrick
When was Stanley Kubrick born?
Stanley Kubrick was born on 26 July 1928 in New York City, New York, USA and died on 7 March 1999.
What films has Stanley Kubrick directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 12 of them: Killer’s Kiss (1955), The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), Spartacus (1960), Lolita (1962), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971) and more.
What awards has Stanley Kubrick won?
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects (1969), BAFTA Fellowship (2000), BAFTA Award for Best Direction (1976) and Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement (1997).
Search every frame of Stanley Kubrick’s films
All 654 indexed frames from 12 films directed by Stanley Kubrick — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.