A Clockwork Orange
There's a difference between a film audiences like and one that wins brackets. A Clockwork Orange does both — 57% across 112 head-to-head matchups. Kubrick's ultraviolence remains genuinely uncomfortable, which is exactly why it polarises every matchup it enters. Voters either respect the provocation or refuse to reward it.
Synopsis
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?
The round-by-round numbers don't move much: 61%, 47%, 65%. A Clockwork Orange's strength isn't in any particular round — it's in the absence of a round where it falls off.
The matchup with Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a genuine coin flip at 50% — neither film has found an edge. The 100% rate against Paths of Glory is among the most lopsided in A Clockwork Orange's history. Full Metal Jacket at 80% is another comfortable win.
Among Stanley Kubrick's 7 films on BingeBracket, A Clockwork Orange ranks #2. 2001: A Space Odyssey leads at 61%.
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