2001: A Space Odyssey
The Legend badge is hard to earn. 2001: A Space Odyssey's 66% record across 89 matchups reflects consistent, broad-based appeal — well above the 50% that would mean winning as often as losing. Kubrick built a film that asks voters to sit with silence, abstraction, and deep time — and the ones who accept that invitation treat it as the single greatest achievement in cinema. That devotion is nearly impossible to outvote. It is the top-rated Stanley Kubrick film on BingeBracket.
Synopsis
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
No round offers relief to opponents. 64% opening, 61% semis, 82% finals — 2001: A Space Odyssey is as dangerous in the first matchup as it is in the last.
The 100% rate against Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is among the most lopsided in 2001: A Space Odyssey's history. Eyes Wide Shut at 83% is another comfortable win.
2001: A Space Odyssey leads all 8 Stanley Kubrick films on BingeBracket. The runner-up is A Clockwork Orange at 51%.
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