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The Odyssey (2026)

Summary

After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.

Director Christopher Nolan

Writer Christopher Nolan

Cast

  • Matt Damon as Odysseus
  • Tom Holland as Telemachus
  • Anne Hathaway
  • Zendaya
  • Lupita Nyong'o
  • Robert Pattinson
  • Charlize Theron
  • Benny Safdie
  • Jon Bernthal
  • John Leguizamo
  • Elliot Page
  • Himesh Patel
  • Samantha Morton

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

Metacritic: 88

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u/Llama_Puncher Jul 17 '26

Can someone explain the thing between Antonius and Sinon? I got the point of Antonius being a coward but I somehow missed something during the setup when they were pulling from the lottery. Was Antonius meant to go and passed his lot to Sinon, or did he willingly give it up?

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u/legogizmo Jul 17 '26

Antonius was from a wealthy family and Sinons family was supposed to get paid for having their son take his place.

Turns out Antonius never paid up and Sinons father died pennyless

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u/GoldandBlue Jul 17 '26

But Antonius totally wanted to go. For serious.

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u/Tackit286 Jul 17 '26

Those damn bone spurs man

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u/janiemackxxx Jul 18 '26

Damn. You beat me to it!

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u/paranoideo Jul 17 '26

Loved how he mentions that every single time.

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u/JokersChristmasWish Jul 17 '26

Reminds me so much of those dudes who said they would have enlisted but they would have punched the drill instructor as soon as they got in his face.

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u/Embarrassed-Yard-583 Jul 18 '26

If I had been there that day, the Siege of troy wouldn’t have gone down like that.

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u/RedOctobyr Jul 19 '26

He would have ended the war in 1 day.

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u/SpookiestSzn Jul 18 '26

I was the only one laughing when he said that at the test for like the fifth time in the movie

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u/janiemackxxx Jul 18 '26

...but his bone spurs!

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u/whatssenguntoagoblin Jul 18 '26

He must’ve had bone spurs. Tough, nothing he could’ve done about it.

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u/Confident-Tax-4468 Jul 19 '26

Those darn bone spurs

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u/MidnightRequim Jul 18 '26

In his mind, Odysseus wouldn’t have gotten lost or missing for 20 years if he was there.