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Name: A Clockwork Orange
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Genre: crime, science-fiction
Released: 1971
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Rating: 8.2

A Clockwork Orange has an iRankMovies score of 82.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven.

Release:1971

Runtime:2h 17m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Stanley Kubrick

Language:English

Genre

CrimeScience Fiction

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Keywords

London EnglandPolice BrutalityRobberyStreet GangGreat BritainBased On Novel Or BookNihilismParent Child Relationship

iRank82

A Clockwork Orange rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.2/10· 930K votes

Rotten Tomatoes86%

Metacritic77%

TMDb8.2/10· 14K votes

With 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.2/10 on IMDb and 77/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About A Clockwork Orange

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

Cast of A Clockwork Orange

Malcolm McDowell
as Alex
Patrick Magee
as Mr. Alexander
Carl Duering
as Dr. Brodsky
Michael Bates
as Chief Guard
Warren Clarke
as Dim
James Marcus
as Georgie
Michael Tarn
as Pete
Miriam Karlin
as Catlady
Adrienne Corri
as Mrs. Alexander
Sheila Raynor
as Mum
Philip Stone
as Dad
Aubrey Morris
as Deltoid

A Clockwork Orange facts

Budget: $2.2M
Box office: $27M

Our take on A Clockwork Orange

Stanley Kubrick's 1971 provocation unfolds in a near-future Britain, where young Alex DeLarge and his gang indulge in casual brutality by night, even as Alex adores Beethoven. When the state, determined to curb juvenile crime, offers the imprisoned Alex an invasive procedure that would strip away his personal agency, the film turns its unsettling questions on free will, conscience and control. Stylized, satirical and deliberately confrontational, it pairs disturbing violence with cold beauty and dark wit. This crime-tinged science-fiction is demanding, morally uneasy viewing best suited to adult audiences prepared for challenging material and interested in Kubrick's ideas rather than comfort or reassurance.

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