A Clockwork Orange
Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven.
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.
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $27M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How A Clockwork Orange actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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?
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
A Clockwork Orange appears in 7 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Heist Movies Ranked #4
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- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #17
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- Crime Movies Ranked #18
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- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #20
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- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #24
Placed at #24 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #39
Placed at #39 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #73
Placed at #73 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 4 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
The numbers
Box Office & Release
A Clockwork Orange returned 12.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $27M
- Release date
- Oct 28, 1971
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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