Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick movies available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.

The Stanley Kubrick Collection from Warner is the starting point. The 5-film 4K box from 2021 gets you most of the filmography in one purchase, but Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut still need separate Criterion buys if you want the full set.

2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)

8.1

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Kubrick supervised the original 4K scan before he died. The Stargate sequence in HDR is wild on an OLED. Part of the Stanley Kubrick Collection box set, which is the best way to buy it if you don't already own the other Kubrick 4Ks.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

A Clockwork Orange(1971)

8.2

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The Best Buy steelbook sold out within minutes and restocked briefly before going again. The saturated colors of the Korova Milk Bar come alive in HDR in a way the Blu-ray never managed.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Barry Lyndon(1975)

8.0

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kubrick's three-hour period piece. The inside cover art is great. The candlelit scenes are a real test for any display and the HDR handles them well.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(1964)

8.1

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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Warner put this on 4K as part of the Kubrick catalog, and it's also in the Columbia Classics set. The B&W HDR gives the war room scenes deeper blacks, though the gains show up more in motion than in frame grabs. Columbia Classics is the better value if you don't already own the box.

Warner Bros. · 4K Ultra HD

Eyes Wide Shut(1999)

7.5

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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Criterion put this on 4K in November 2025 and it landed as a new standard for the format. Rare Waves has a UK Limited Edition Steelbook for 2026 using the same Warner transfer, which is the pickup for non-US collectors.

Criterion Collection · 4K Ultra HD

Killer's Kiss(1955)

6.3

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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S-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Early Kubrick, black and white, 4:3 aspect ratio. People thought it was wild that this got a 4K release before Eyes Wide Shut. The transfer itself is clean. First-time viewers tend to approach it as a curiosity piece rather than essential Kubrick, which is fair for a 1955 B-movie noir.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

Paths of Glory(1957)

8.3

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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S-Tier Eureka 4K with a perfect 5.0 score. Early Kubrick with Kirk Douglas, and the Eureka release beats the Criterion transfer according to people who've compared them. Kino Lorber also has a US version with reversible cover art. People keep hoping for Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut on 4K next.

Eureka Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

Spartacus(1960)

7.5

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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Universal S-Tier 4K with a perfect 5.0 score. Kubrick's sword-and-sandal epic gets cited as a reference disc in every catalog discussion. The 70mm photography has more detail than a modern display can fully resolve, and HDR finally gives the gladiator pit scenes the contrast they need. Available for under $13 USD on Amazon as a standalone, same disc as the one in the Kubrick 4K box set.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

The Shining(1980)

8.2

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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The 4K transfer delivers what HDR was supposed to do for horror. Room 237 has this sickly green cast that was always in the film but only became visible at this resolution, and the hotel hallway tracking shots have depth the old Blu-ray flattened.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Full Metal Jacket(1987)

8.1

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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Warner put this on 4K in September 2020, and the Best Buy steelbook was going for $100+ on eBay for years. A new US steelbook preorder just hit Amazon and Gruv as a reprint. It's mono audio with no Atmos, which is the original mix.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

Fear and Desire(1953)

5.4

dir. Stanley Kubrick

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D-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Kubrick's first feature, and the source material is rough enough that only serious Kubrick collectors will want it on disc.

Kino Lorber · Blu-ray

Lolita(1962)

7.3

dir. Stanley Kubrick

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with her 14-year-old daughter, Lolita.

Warner Bros. · 4K Ultra HD