Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
No dream is ever just a dream.
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 16 July 1999 |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller, Mystery |
| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
| Starring | Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Sydney Pollack |
| Runtime | 159 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.9/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 77% · Metacritic 69/100 · IMDb 7.5/10 · TMDB users 7.5/10 |
| Budget | $65 million |
| Box office | $162 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 film is a 159-minute slow burn that refuses to rush. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman play a couple whose marriage frays when Alice admits to a fantasy, sending Bill into a night of escalating paranoia. The tagline claims no dream is ever just a dream, which feels like a spoiler for the plot. It is a thriller that plays like a fever, trading jump scares for the quiet dread of being watched. The pacing is deliberate, bordering on tedious for some, but that slowness is the point. It is for viewers who have ever wondered what happens when the mask slips.
What the critics said
The reviews lean positive, though not unanimously. Rotten Tomatoes sits at 77% as of October 2026, with an average rating of 7.9/10. Metacritic scores it 69 out of 100, a figure that signals general favor. The consensus calls it an impressive study of the human psyche. Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune called it a masterpiece, while Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club praised its terrifying intensity. Not everyone was charmed. Some critics found the pacing too slow, or missed the sex they expected from the marketing. The movie is a dream that refuses to wake up.
How it did with audiences
It cost $65 million and took $162 million worldwide, a figure that made it Kubrick’s highest-grossing film. In the U.S., it opened strong with $21.7 million, beating studio expectations. Audiences on TMDB rate it 7.5 out of 10. The numbers suggest people liked it, even if the industry called it a disappointment.
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Sources
- Eyes Wide Shut on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q209481 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Eyes Wide Shut” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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