A Clockwork Orange

Movie • 1971

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A dystopian classic that challenges notions of free will and societal control.

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A controversial and thought-provoking exploration of free will and societal control.

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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?

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Roger Ebert

Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange' is an ideological mess, a paranoid right-wing fantasy masquerading as an Orwellian warning.

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The Guardian

It is strange to watch A Clockwork Orange again, in my case for the first time in 20 years. It is still brilliant, still audacious, still nasty, but definitely dated.

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Variety

"A Clockwork Orange" is a brilliant nightmare. Stanley Kubrick's latest film takes the heavy realities of the 'do-your-thing' and 'law-and-order' syndromes, runs them through a cinematic centrifuge, and spews forth the commingled comic horrors of a regulated society.

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Empire

A much-maligned and misunderstood classic, this is one of Kubrick's finest movies.

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Common Sense Media

Parents need to know that this is an extremely violent film.

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IMDb

Stanley Kubrick has really applied a lot of thought into this... This is definitely one of the best technically shot movies, another masterpiece of Kubrick like the Space Oddessey.

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Rotten Tomatoes

In an England of the future, Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and his

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...with Kubrick's brilliant direction & screenplay, astounding visuals, and intriguing themes, the film is an unforgettable cinematic experience...

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