A Clockwork Orange vs Barry Lyndon is currently a dead heat at 50–50
The same director at a sprint and at a crawl, even.
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The Verdict Director's Cut
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A tie between the same director's most confrontational film and his most contemplative. A Clockwork Orange is speed, provocation, a young monster you're implicated in enjoying. Barry Lyndon is stillness, distance, a rise and fall watched from across a candlelit room. They finish level because they're the two poles of one sensibility — Kubrick's clinical eye turned on human cruelty at a sprint, then at a crawl. A viewer split between them is choosing a tempo for the same coldness. One film happens to you all at once. The other happens to you slowly, and you don't notice the chill has reached the bone until it's too late to move.
The Numbers
| A Clockwork Orange | Barry Lyndon | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 50% | 50% |
| Overall Win Rate | 59% | 43% |
| Championships | 11 | 6 |
| Budget | $2M | $11M |
| Box Office | $27M | $32M |
Where This Matchup Sits
In the 1970s on BingeBracket: A Clockwork Orange near the top at #3 and Barry Lyndon languishing near the bottom, out of 14 films.
Among Stanley Kubrick's 8 films on BingeBracket, A Clockwork Orange sits at #2 and Barry Lyndon at #7.
Neither film can claim a real advantage at 0 points apart. The deadlock itself is the story.
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