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Barry Lyndon

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How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of 18th-century English nobility? For Barry Lyndon (Ryan O'Neal) the answer is: any way he can! His climb to wealth and privilege is the enthralling focus of this sumptuous Stanley Kubrick version of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel.
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Visually astonishing and placid as a pond in the English countryside, Stanley Kubrick's maddening and masterful Barry Lyndon renders a hollow life with painterly poise.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) [Lyndon] is very Gen Z, essentially sympathetic but aware that he’s perpetually at the mercy of aristocrats, scoundrels, brigands and army captains alike. Rated: 4/5 Jul 22, 2025 Full Review David Sexton New Statesman Barry Lyndon is a film altogether about time, one of the good reasons for experiencing the full 185 minutes continuously, in a cinema. It’s much more rewarding to see on a big screen. Jul 9, 2025 Full Review Eric Henderson Slant Magazine It isn’t vulgar to suggest that Kubrick may have identified with Barry the autodidact. Jul 7, 2025 Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal Not simply a hoisted petard about people in power but a hosted perspective for all humankind: All that is promised in life to anyone is its end, and Stanley Kubrick lays bare the notion that hanging on in quiet desperation is not just the English way Rated: 4/5 Jul 12, 2025 Full Review Jeff Beck The Blu Spot Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon is a wildly-entertaining adventure that utilizes gorgeous production design, costumes, makeup, and cinematography to tell the compelling tale of its titular antihero. Rated: 5/5 Jul 8, 2025 Full Review John Huddy Miami Herald A pretentious, tiresome, fatuous bore, a piece of inflated and contrived elegance that is as desolate as the backside of the moon. Protected by his praetorian guard of critics, Stanley Kubrick gives the auteur theory a bad name. Feb 25, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Advik The equivalent of touring an art gallery. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/25 Full Review Gladdis P One of the best movies ever made. Cause of the lighting and behind scenes Stanley did to get those unique real shots. It’s like watching a painting in every scene Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review Roger H Very long, very slow, the main character is a rogue and not even a charming rogue. A good deal of plot is simply narrated. Most of the acting is wooden, especially the lead. Unintentionally comic when Leonard Rossiter is on screen. One star for attempting a Thackeray novel and one for the location cinematography. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review Nick E Gorgeously shot, Barry Lyndon's pacing often crawls, but the film is sweeping nonetheless. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/02/25 Full Review Alexsander F Fellini used to say that: "First and foremost, a film is a work of art, a moving picture," and this film is the perfect embodiment of that idea. It is an 18^(th)-century Don Quixote, a reverse Don Juan. It is simply one of the greatest epics in the history of cinema. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/24/25 Full Review Stephen C 3 hours and 4 minutes of drama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Stanley Kubrick

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Ryan O'Neal

Barry Lyndon

Marisa Berenson

Lady Lyndon

Patrick Magee

Chevalier de Baliban

Hardy Krüger

Capt. Potzdorf

Steven Berkoff

Lord Ludd

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Synopsis How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of 18th-century English nobility? For Barry Lyndon (Ryan O'Neal) the answer is: any way he can! His climb to wealth and privilege is the enthralling focus of this sumptuous Stanley Kubrick version of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel.
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Producer
Stanley Kubrick
Screenwriter
Stanley Kubrick, William Makepeace Thackeray
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Bros., Hawk Films, Peregrine
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 18, 1975, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 31, 2007
Runtime
3h 4m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)
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