Eyes Wide Shut
The 48% headline for Eyes Wide Shut is unremarkable. The gap between its semifinal performance and its finals record is not — something changes when the bracket reaches the last round. Kubrick's final film divides voters more sharply than almost anything else in the database — the dreamlike pacing and sexual tension either feel like a masterwork of atmosphere or an endurance test, and there's no middle position to occupy. Among Stanley Kubrick's films on BingeBracket, nothing beats it. Fans decide quickly — 1.8s avg vs 3.5s platform average.
Synopsis
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.
The collapse is dramatic: credible at 50% through the semis, then 0% when it matters most. The films still standing in a final are exactly the ones Eyes Wide Shut can't compete with.
2001: A Space Odyssey is the film Eyes Wide Shut can't figure out — just 0% in their matchups.
Of the 2 Stanley Kubrick films tracked on BingeBracket, Eyes Wide Shut leads. The Shining at 45% is the other entry — a 0% gap between them.
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