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Paths of Glory

Tough Draw Below average in every round
1957 · War, Drama, History · Stanley Kubrick

The record for Paths of Glory is clear: 36% across 73 head-to-head matchups, with no round offering a foothold. It's below average from start to finish. Kirk Douglas marching through those trenches is early Kubrick at his most furious — a film so angry about the machinery of war that it was banned in France for eighteen years. That moral conviction translates directly into voter loyalty. It sits near the bottom of Stanley Kubrick's 8 films on BingeBracket.

Synopsis

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Round 1
37.5%
18/48
Semifinals
38.9%
Finals
14.3%
The ceiling

The best round is the semis at 39% — and even that's below average. 38% opening, 39% semis, 14% finals: no stage of the bracket offers Paths of Glory a foothold.

Barry Lyndon is the film Paths of Glory can't figure out — just 20% in their matchups. Full Metal Jacket causes similar problems at 33%.

Kryptonite

Stanley Kubrick's 8 films span a wide range: 2001: A Space Odyssey at 65% to Barry Lyndon at 43%. Paths of Glory sits at #8.

BingeBracket Record
36%
Win Rate
#9 of 11 in War #2 of 2 from the 1950s #8 of 8 Stanley Kubrick films
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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2001: A Space Odyssey #1
Barry Lyndon #2
The Shining #3
A Clockwork Orange #4
Paths of Glory #5
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb #6
Full Metal Jacket #7
Eyes Wide Shut #8
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