With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Tom CruiseSelf - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator | Self - Actor & Film Producer / Narrator |
| BBarbara KronerSelf - Stanley Kubrick's Sister | Self - Stanley Kubrick's Sister |
 Steven MarcusSelf - Professor, Stanley Kubrick's Schoolfriend | Self - Professor, Stanley Kubrick's Schoolfriend |
| AAlexander SingerSelf | Self |
 Paul MazurskySelf | Self |
 Jack NicholsonSelf | Self |
 Shelley DuvallSelf | Self |
 Matthew ModineSelf | Self |
 Sydney PollackSelf | Self |
 Christiane KubrickSelf | Self |
 Richard SchickelSelf | Self |
 Leon VitaliSelf | Self |
 Douglas TrumbullSelf | Self |
 Martin ScorseseSelf | Self |
 Steven SpielbergSelf | Self |
 Jan HarlanSelf | Self |
 Wendy CarlosSelf | Self |
 Malcolm McDowellSelf | Self |
 Alan ParkerSelf | Self |
 Keir DulleaSelf | Self |
 Woody AllenSelf | Self |
 Milena CanoneroSelf | Self |
 Marie WindsorSelf | Self |
 Nicole KidmanSelf | Self |
 Stanley KubrickSelf (Archive footage) | Self (Archive footage) |
 Alex CoxSelf | Self |