Stanley Kubrick · 1950s

4 films directed by Stanley Kubrick from the 1950s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 3 S-Tier picks including Paths of Glory, Killer's Kiss.

Decade

All 13 1950s 4 1960s 4 1970s 2 1980s 2 1990s 1

Year

All 4 1950 0 1951 0 1952 0 1953 1 1954 0 1955 1 1956 1 1957 1 1958 0 1959 0

Killer's Kiss(1955)

6.3/10

dir. Stanley Kubrick

S-Tier

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)

8.3/10

dir. Stanley Kubrick

S-Tier

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

The Killing(1956)

7.9/10

dir. Stanley Kubrick

S-Tier

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

Fear and Desire(1953)

5.4/10

dir. Stanley Kubrick

D-Tier

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 · 4K + Blu-ray