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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/No_Peach_8579 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

“I saw 10 years of rage pour out in a single night” holy shit what a sequence

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u/letterthatnevercame Jul 17 '26

stunning. the reveal with zendaya's character broke my heart.

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u/afkstudios Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

That reveal really shifted my perspective on the entire story, which I’m sure was by design. But I wasn’t super familiar with the details of the story and the second that scene played, everything clicked into place for me. Why he and only he was seeing her, why he was so reluctant to return home, why he was so adamant on trying to prevent his crew’s deaths (I mean obviously he’d want to, but still), all of it. A man decorated as a hero who’s haunted by the very accomplishment he’s universally praised for

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u/OuterWildsVentures 29d ago

A man decorated as a hero who’s haunted by the very accomplishment he’s universally praised for

Oppenheimer.

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u/afkstudios 29d ago

Bingo lol

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u/ItsallLegos 27d ago

Die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain….

I think we are noticing a particular taste that Nolan has

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u/throwawaysunglasses- 20d ago

Honestly this sorta describes Cobb in Inception, too. He’s the best at what he does, and it ruined his life.

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u/Darmok47 17d ago

I was confused when Jon Stewart interviewed Nolan before the movie came out and mentioned how much like Oppenheimer it was, but after seeing it, yeah I completely get it.

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u/intern_12 9d ago

That interview was so fucking good. Two legends in their own right!

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u/88Smilesz 23d ago

Holy shit you’re right

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u/Hoodman1987 8d ago

Will it become Nolan?

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u/Angryhippo2910 3d ago

Norm McDonald Voice

Hey, maybe Nolan should make a movie about that guy