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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

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u/damnyoutuesday 10h ago

I just want to congratulate Ludwig Goransson on his 4th Oscar

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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast 10h ago

If the man goes 4/4 that would be incredible

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u/SWIGGITYGiraffe 9h ago

We'll have to see how it does against Dune Pt. 3

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u/adelaway 31m ago

Dune Part Two was ineligible for nomination for Best Score because too much material was ‘repeated’ from the first film. Will be interesting to see if Zimmer tries to avoid doing that and being eligible for a nomination this time.

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u/rmaa2910 7h ago

He did a good job but honestly so far the Oscar should be for Daniel Pemberton (Project Hail Mary)

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u/GameOfLife24 6h ago

That ending piece when he’s teaching the new rock younglings was masterful

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u/redbirdrising 6h ago

Who can tell me the speed of light??

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u/Tackit286 5h ago

Agreed. That has to be recognised.

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u/ChrisEvansFan 1h ago

I agree with you. Pemberton's was more memorable imo. But I still love Ludwig's piece.

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u/QTRqtr 9h ago

He’ll be nominated but I don’t see a win from the academy. He intentionally stripped back a lot of the elements and it’s percussive heavy. Sweeping melody drive scores (like Oppenheimer and Sinners) are what they go for. I still think project Hail Mary with its choral use is the front runner.

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u/OKC2023champs 9h ago

I don’t either. I do think this movie gets 12+ noms but I still only have it winning a few. And most below the line.

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u/GECollins 6h ago

It's a killer score and I love Ludwig Goransson with all my heart, I just wish this had a more recognizable theme, something I could leave humming. It's brilliant and epic but I wasn't able to latch on to any one cue

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u/newttargaeryon 57m ago

I agree with you on this, except for the theme where he was talking to his wife about the sack of Troy. Other than that the score was built to serve the film, which it did exceptionally well. But I don't see the academy handing the win to this. If Dune 3 is eligible, that would be another strong contender

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u/Able_Advertising_371 10h ago

it became too loud in the theater i was at, dialogue drowning

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u/mynickkerr 10h ago

That's on sound mixing. Has nothing to do with the score.

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u/peteresque 9h ago

That’s Nolan for you.

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u/Surfjohn 9h ago

Yeah the mix was pretty bad at my local imax

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u/katgravityrush_ 9h ago

I went to a subtitled viewing and I'm so glad I did lol can't hear a fucking thing in this man's films

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u/behv 8h ago

As a pretty big Nolan fan this is genuinely the one primary criticism I would say is generally true and fair and actively a problem in his movies. The dialogue mixing gets lost when there is relevant information

Background voices? Yeah whatever

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u/EntroperZero 9h ago

I only thought it drowned the dialogue when the ship was breaking apart, and drowning was kind of the whole point there.

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u/ttUVWKWt8DbpJtw7XJ7v 9h ago

seeing this in imax was the loudest thing I've ever experienced

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u/Tackit286 5h ago

The only thing preventing this film being ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, as with all his movies. It’s to be expected.

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u/atomic-fireballs 9h ago

I was in Dolby Atmos and heard every word.

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u/JoshTHX 5h ago

The Odyssey is not mixed in Dolby Atmos

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u/mrpeck123 5h ago

Oh of course it was him

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u/JoshTHX 5h ago

No chance

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u/1mplication 1h ago

Nah, it was good but not memorable. That with the usual sound mixing making dialogues tough to hear are the two small gripes I have with this movie.