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A Clockwork Orange

1971 · 2h 17m · Crime, Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated NC-17 (US)

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. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

Written & directed by
Stanley Kubrick
Based on the novel by
Anthony Burgess
Starring
Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Carl Duering, Michael Bates
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audaciousbased on novel or bookbeatingdark comedydrearydystopiafuturistic societygreat britainhome invasionjuvenile delinquentlondon, englandmaliciousmean spiritednihilismparent child relationshippolice brutalitypsychopathrobberysatiresex crimesexualitysocial decaysocial workersocietystreet gangultraviolence
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