STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 18

Cast Patrick Magee Adrienne Corri Warren Clarke Malcolm McDowell

Directors Stanley Kubrick

Screenwriters Stanley Kubrick

Running Time 137 minutes

A Clockwork Orange (18)

Plot
In a futuristic Britain, a gang of thugs (droogs) controlled by one young man, Alex, run rampant - perpetrating rape, muggings, beatings galore. Eventually Alex is captured, subjected to experimental treatment to cure him of his anti-social tendencies, and released back into polite society...

Verdict
A much-maligned and misunderstood classic, this is one of Kubrick's finest movies.


Reviewer: Kim Newman

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