Warner Bros. Just Made A Stanley Kubrick Movie Free To Watch On YouTube In HD (And It’s Martin Scorsese’s Favorite)

Stanley Kubrick
was a prolific director over the course of his career. He made his directorial debut in 1952 with the war drama Fear and Desire. This film was just over one hour, but eight years later, the scale of Kubrick’s productions increased significantly when he helmed Spartacus, an over-three-hour historical epic. From there, the ’60s saw a stream of iconic films from Kubrick, including Lolita, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The rate at which Kubrick made films slowed down over time, but he kept making movies until his death. His last project was Eyes Wide Shut, an erotic thriller in 1999. Like many of his works, the film had a long runtime, spanning over 2.5 hours. The movie was notoriously divisive, in part due to its graphic sexual nature. Now, one of Kubrick’s films has been made available to watch for free on YouTube.

Barry Lyndon Is Now Free To Watch On YouTube

It’s On The Official Warner Bros. YouTube Channel

Barry Lyndon is now available to watch for free on Warner Bros.’s YouTube channel. The 1975 costume drama follows an Irish man who wins the heart of a widow and assumes the aristocratic position of her dead husband. The film received rave reviews and was nominated for multiple Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography, the last of which it won. It has also been named Kubrick’s best film by auteur filmmaker Martin Scorsese.

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Now, Warner Bros. has made Barry Lyndon available for free on its official YouTube channel. It is unclear why Barry Lyndon has been made available through this avenue or for how long it will be made available to watch on the site. Nothing in the description answers these questions, as the text below the film simply urges viewers to watch the Kubrick classic.

Our Take On Warner Bros. Making Barry Lyndon Free

This Could Be The Start Of A New Trend

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This is not the only time that Warner Bros. has made a movie free this week. They did the same for the Liam Neeson-led period drama Michael Collins. The Neeson film is linked to a Full Movies playlist in its description, suggesting that more could be coming for free Warner Bros. movies. Both films are award-winning and fairly big titles to be made available for free, making this an unusual release strategy for a major studio. If audiences are lucky, this could be the start of a new trend for Warner Bros., and more free movies could be coming soon.

Source: Warner Bros.