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Paths of Glory (1957) — Stream on Prime Video · CriticCrunch

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Paths of Glory

Movie1957·88 min

Paths of Glory

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

A war drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 1%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

8.3/10

3K ratings

About Paths of Glory

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, corruption power, sacrifice duty, early 1900s, historical event, international, paris, warzone, mentor student, battlefield combat, reluctant hero, anti hero, trial courtroom, tragedy arc, conspiracy

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Details

Director: Stanley Kubrick
Language: English

Cast

Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou

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How Paths of Glory Ranks

All movies

Top 1%

1950s movies

Top 1%

★War movies

Top 1%

Stanley Kubrick films#1 of 16

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

Paths of Glory Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriousbroadearnestgritty

contemplative

What it's about

trial courtroomtragedy arcconspiracysocial injusticecorruption powersacrifice dutyreluctant heroanti-heromentor studenthistorical eventbattlefield combatinternationalpariswarzoneearly 1900s

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty