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In filmography, "the Kubrick Stare is one of Stanley Kubrick's most recognizable directorial techniques. A method of shot composition where a character stares at the camera with a forward tilt, to convey to the audience that the character in question is at the peak of their derangement."

In anime, a more exaggerated version of this stare (popularized through memes around 2019) is said to indicate that a character is about to go insane.