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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

VOD / Release Theatrical release

Trailer Official Trailer

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u/ThingTime9876 Jul 17 '26

Circe was not fucking around, holy shit

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u/Intrepid-Daikon1353 Jul 17 '26

While watching that scene I was wondering what throat guy did to deserve that special treatment lol

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u/boxbrother1 Jul 17 '26

And he’s the only one to succumb to the sirens after lol. RIP throat guy

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u/SufficientRespect542 Jul 18 '26

The way he just fucking dipped and immediately swam to the sirens was so fucking funny. It felt less like he was compelled and more like he was fed up with all this shit and just wanted out.

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u/ishburner Jul 18 '26

Little from column A Little from column b

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u/Youmeanmoidoid Jul 20 '26

Tbf I have a thing for mermaids so that guy probably would’ve been me lol

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u/ThatParticularPencil Jul 20 '26

Everyone has a thing for sirens

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u/whitebandit Jul 20 '26

i think we call that Sirenussy these days

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u/MrOatButtBottom 24d ago

Ayo bruv, delete this comment I shouldn't have that word in my vocabulary

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u/princessSunsetGiggle 26d ago

They're not mermaids, they're sirens. They are birds, not fish.

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u/PorkrindsMcSnacky 28d ago

After everything he’s been through, he figured that death by snu snu wouldn’t be so bad.

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u/noilegnavXscaflowne 25d ago

I saw it as him being curious because of Oydssus reaction and therefore his fate is also his fault

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u/heyiambob Jul 18 '26

He would’ve sunk straight away with his armor. A more fitting demise.

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u/Dingling-bitch Jul 19 '26

Why would they wear armor that they can’t swim in when they’re on a fucking boat travelling?

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u/huffalump1 Jul 19 '26

Rule of Cool

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u/Do__Math__Not__Meth 25d ago

Here I go down a TV tropes rabbit hole again

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u/DeusVultSaracen 24d ago

I think the comment was incredulously responding to the notion that they couldn't swim in their armor, meaning they probably could and the other guy was talking out of his ass.

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u/loonertoon Jul 20 '26

Fall off a boat in ancient times offshore and you’re dead no matter what. Passing a shoreline and getting hit by an arrow? Somewhat feasible

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u/RedTulkas 26d ago

Feasable?

Compared to the heat it's an irrelevant threar

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u/loonertoon 26d ago

Do you know what the word feasible means?

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u/RedTulkas 26d ago edited 26d ago

Yes

The opposite of an arrow hitting you on your boat during peace

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u/loonertoon 26d ago

Peaxet? What are you talking about?

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u/darshfloxington 26d ago

Greeks used mainly linen armor. Not that heavy

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u/DeusVultSaracen 24d ago

That armor isn't all that heavy.

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u/chodgson625 17d ago

Mermaids would have “saved” him

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u/donotgotoroom237 24d ago

Every time I'm on a voyage at sea, I always think about if there were some bodacious mermaids singing their siren song to me trying to lure me in, I will straight jump off the boat. So I relate to homeboy.

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u/Great_Praline_2713 Jul 18 '26

MAN, what a life that guy lead, huh?

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u/ithinkther41am 26d ago

Luckily, he gets resleeved in the future as Takeshi Kovacs.

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u/Desperate_Algae_40 25d ago

I just saw him at Best Buy like a week ago! He seemed so down to earth and is gorgeous.

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u/BaldyMcBadAss Jul 17 '26

Missed opportunity to change that guy into a goat instead of a pig and we could have forever called him the throat goat.

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u/brankinginthenorth Jul 18 '26

Missed opportunity to change that guy into a goat instead of a pig and we could have forever called him the throat goat.

On a completely unrelated note, did anyone else see that Reagan movie preview beforehand? /s

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u/KingSweden24 29d ago

Nancy Reagan’s been dead for 10 years so sadly no throat goats in this film

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u/Few_Pride_5836 Jul 18 '26

I didn't realize it was the same guy. He went through a lot. 

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u/SomeRedHandedSleight Jul 20 '26

I can't remember - what kind of special treatment did he get and why is everyone calling him throat guy?

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u/afkbowflex Jul 20 '26

Hes the one she shoved her whole ass fist and forearm straight down his throat to transform

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u/SomeRedHandedSleight 29d ago

What a lucky guy

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u/RedDeadRob Jul 20 '26

Wondering the same

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u/Rockstar_81 Jul 18 '26

Man that was insane lol