Nicole Kidman in the action-thriller "The Peacemaker" (1997) as White House nuclear expert Dr. Julia Kelly, opposite George Clooney. The film grossed $110,000,000 worldwide. In 1998, she co-starred with Sandra Bullock in the poorly received fantasy "Practical Magic" as a modern-day witch. Kidman returned to her work on stage the same year in the David Hare play "The Blue Room", which opened in London. In 1999, Kidman reunited with then husband, Tom Cruise, to portray a married couple in "Eyes Wide Shut", the final film of director Stanley Kubrick. The film was subject to censorship controversies due to the explicit nature of
Influence of Stanley Kubrick "may reveal hidden clues and hint at a bigger thematic oeuvre." In 2017, "Filmworker" was released, which was a documentary about Leon Vitali, an actor first cast in Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon", of which Vitali would later go onto become a friend and frequent collaborator to the director on his subsequent films as his assistant. The film explores Vitali's friendship and working relationship with Kubrick. Influence of Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick is regarded by film critics and historians as one of the most influential directors of all time. Leading directors, including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, James Cameron, Woody Allen,