THE COMPLETE KUBRICK

Just when you thought the Criterion Collection had cranked out the best box sets in physical media history, here they go and one up themselves with the newly announced The Complete Kubrick. The famous distributor has already worked and restored a few Kubrick titles over the years with the newly-released Eyes Wide Shut and previously released Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove, Paths of Glory, The Killing, and Barry Lyndon. Now they’ve partnered with the Kubrick estate and other studios to release all thirteen feature films and three short films in one massive collection.

Per the Criterion website “Collected here for the first time are Kubrick’s thirteen features and three shorts, all restored in 4K, with their original soundtracks alongside the 5.1 mixes, restored and remastered; over twenty-five hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials; and deluxe packaging illustrated with rare photographs, artwork, and documents annotated by Kubrick himself, all housed in a singular box inspired by the director’s legendary archive.”

Here are the films:

Killer’s Kiss (1955) – NEW TO CRITERION – This will also feature his three shorts—Day of the Fight (in both its original and RKO versions), Flying Padre, and The Seafarers—and Fear and Desire, his independently produced feature film that he withdrew from circulation.

The Killing (1956)

Paths of Glory (1957)

Spartacus (1960)

Lolita (1962) – NEW TO CRITERION

Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb (1974)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – NEW TO CRITERON

A Clockwork Orange (1971) – NEW TO CRITERION

Barry Lyndon (1975)

The Shining (1980) – NEW CRITERION

Full Metal Jacket (1987) – NEW TO CRITERION

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

The Complete Kubrick hits the Collection October 20, 2026. Here’s your warning that the Barnes & Noble / Criterion 50% off sale will be in November, meaning this massive box set will be 50% off. You cannot go wrong by adding this to your collection. I already own every Kubrick title, including the previously released Criterion titles, and I still want to pick this up.

This is a 30-Disc set, 4K + Blu-Ray collection. Here are the special features, per their website:

• 4K restorations of Kubrick’s thirteen features and three shorts, with their original soundtracks alongside the 5.1 mixes, restored and remastered
• Over twenty-five hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials
• Kubrick’s international version of The Shining
• A new 4K restoration of Vivian Kubrick’s behind-the-scenes documentary Making “The Shining”
• Newly recorded commentary tracks featuring filmmaker Lee Unkrich (editor of the book Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”) and author Michael Benson (Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece)
• Rare films from Graphic Films and computer-animation pioneer John Whitney that inspired the special effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Unseen Lolita screen tests with actors James Mason and Sue Lyon and rare Full Metal Jacket behind-the-scenes footage
• A newly recorded conversation with novelist Jonathan Lethem and film historian Kevin Wynter on Kubrick and authorship
• An essay by author and critic Nathaniel Rich
• Deluxe packaging illustrated with rare photographs, artwork, and documents annotated by Kubrick himself, all housed in a singular box inspired by the director’s legendary archive
• And much more . . .
  
  Packaging design by Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde Design

Stanley Kubrick is a singular visionary whose films have inspired all of our greats from Steven Spielberg to Christopher Nolan to Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman and everyone in between. His films have left memories and visions seared into my brain from watching A Clockwork Orange tapped off TV, to renting The Shining after reading the book, to seeing Eyes Wide Shut in theaters on opening day. I chose Dr. Strangelove for one of the films I showed during my series at Emagine Theaters Eagan. His films are always worth revisiting time and time again. His imagery, sound design, and open-ended mysteries always take a new shape and meaning with every watch no matter how many times I’ve seen them. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve watched The Shining. There have been many documentaries and books exploring his themes trying to crack that Kubrick code.

Check out some of the new artwork for the new titles and the teaser they made!