A brief summary of Stanley Kubrick's Films:

1. Sparatcus (1960)
    
    Nominated for 6 Academy awards, winner of 4.  
    96% on Rotten Tomatoes  
    
2. Lolita (1962)
    
    4 Golden Globe award nominations  
    1 BAFTA award nomination  
    1 Academy award nomination  
    95% on Rotten Tomatoes
    
3. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
    
    99% on Rotten Tomatoes  
    4 Academy award nominations  
    7 BAFTA award nomibations (4 wins)
    
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    
    96% on Rotten Tomatoes  
    made more than 190 million dollars  
    3 Academy award nominations (1 win)  
    
5. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    89% on Rotten Tomatoes
    
6. Barry London (1975)

    96% on Rotten Tomatoes
    
7. The Shining (1980)

    Made 44 million against a budget of 19 million  
    92% on Rotten Tomatoes
    
8. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

    Made 46 million  
    94% on Rotten Tomatoes
    
9. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

     74% on Rotten Tomatoes  
     made 55 million dollars  
     Nominated for several awards.

Additional points:

1. On a personal level (since the question is also slightly subjective), I have watched  The Shining and Full Metal Jacket, and they are among my favorite films ever.

2. Kubrick often picked very controversial and complex stories which others found too difficult to make a movie on. eg. -  Lolita and Clockwork orange.

3. Check AFI's 100 years 100 films/thrills/..., Kubrick's films are all over these.

Now you've got to admit, there was **something** about this guy.