What was the name of Stanley Kubrick’s final completed film?

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Eyes Wide Shut was Stanley Kubrick’s final completed film.

Released in 1999, Eyes Wide Shut starred Tom Cruise as Dr. Bill Harford and Nicole Kidman as Alice Harford. The story follows Bill through a night of jealousy, secrecy, and encounters with hidden social worlds after Alice describes a disturbing fantasy.

Kubrick died in March 1999, shortly after showing a completed cut to Cruise, Kidman, and studio executives. The film was released several months later, making it his final completed feature and his last collaboration with Warner Bros. It was adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella Dream Story.

The title is often discussed because it expresses the film’s interest in contradictions between seeing, knowing, dreaming, and refusing to acknowledge uncomfortable truths. It is also sometimes confused with Kubrick’s last film released during his lifetime; in fact, its 1999 release followed his death.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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