Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), influential American film director, writer, producer, and photographer, noted for his technical perfectionism.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Kubrick +‎ -ian

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Kubrickian.

Examples

  • An almost Kubrickian seven-year interval has passed since Alexander Payne unleashed Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church on central California's vineyards in Sideways, remaking both their careers and sealing his own reputation as one of the most mordant and beady-eyed, yet sympathetic and humane observers of that poor benighted subspecies, the Middle-Aged American Male.

    Alexander Payne's The Descendants – not just for the kids, thankfully 2012

  • I think ultimately the tonal shifts in “A.I.” are are a result of Spielberg trying to put his own stamp on what otherwise is a very Kubrickian movie in terms of mood, etc.

    Top 10 Coolest Movie Robots » Scene-Stealers 2009

  • The last two episodes are incredibly bizarre, avant gard, I might almost say Kubrickian, even.

    The Buzz on the Retroist Forum for March 22, 2010 - The Retroist 2010

  • To help pass the time, I pretended Exit To Eden was secretly a Kubrickian science-fiction drama about a mysterious island staffed and populated entirely by sex androids.

    My Year of Flops Nathan Rabin 2010

  • Soon afterwards they will shriek in frustration like Kubrickian apes.

    Anti-Tsunami Landscapes 2008

  • In the early scenes, director of photography Michael Halper paints the barren landscape of the office with an almost-Kubrickian vividness, accentuating bright colors and perfectly illustrating Abby’s boredom.

    Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2008

  • And to me, there's no better praise for the movie than to say that it's one of the most Kubrickian pieces of cinema I've seen since Kubrick himself.

    Hunger and Sugar The Brillig Blogger 2009

  • Our second anniversary is fast approaching, so we've been looking for something to treat ourselves with, the same way we treated ourselves to some passkeys to Kubrickian and Schnitzlerian sex orgies.

    Portable Hurricane 2007

  • Our second anniversary is fast approaching, so we've been looking for something to treat ourselves with, the same way we treated ourselves to some passkeys to Kubrickian and Schnitzlerian sex orgies.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • He sticks to it until the bitter and fatal end, and the movie has a Kubrickian chill in depicting how the hunger strike plays out.

    Hunger and Sugar The Brillig Blogger 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.