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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/wumbotwerk 10h ago

Best scene of the film for me. Amazing 3rd act

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u/chizzmaster 10h ago

For me, it's between that and the Hades scene. Elliot Page killed it

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u/atclubsilencio 8h ago

Absolutely Page’s BEST work in a long time, and perfect casting on Nolan’s part. That Hades sequence was perfection.

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u/heebs387 7h ago

I find it funny that all the right wing chuds were furious about Elliot Page being cast as a Spartan warrior and how unbelievable that is. When the entire story for that character is that they aren't supposed to look like a warrior at all.

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u/singh-ularity 2h ago

It's the same dumb criticism as Zendaya getting cast for Athena, but it turns out her face is not actually Athena's

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u/rs_alli 8h ago

Standout performance for me. That scene was so well done. Legit my favorite part of the whole movie.

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u/punisherchad 8h ago

The imagery for that scene was incredible.

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u/punisherchad 8h ago

I don’t and never have liked that actor pre or post Elliot. In this movie PHENOMENAL.

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u/KawhiDollaSign 9h ago

Was the worst part of the movie for me. Just don’t think he’s a good actor. Came across as very whiny when it should’ve been noble.

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u/xaeru 9h ago

Actor has scene where he needs to whine, people complain he was whining.

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u/KawhiDollaSign 9h ago

Actor does bad job acting. People complain

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u/leftysarepeople2 9h ago

He was whining, he wanted the truth. But that doesn't mean it wasn't well acted.

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u/KawhiDollaSign 9h ago

And we can disagree on that

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u/KaiBetterThanTyson 9h ago

lol outing yourself like this, pathetic lol

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u/KawhiDollaSign 9h ago

Dunno what this even means

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u/fiskeybusiness 9h ago

Damn near perfect third act, couldn’t believe it was still building even after the Troy flashback

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u/stallionsRIDEufl 9h ago

My only nitpick was the 3rd act had two 'one guy keeping a group at bay' trope scenes but other than that I have no notes.

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u/_BLACK_BY_NAME_ 9h ago

Almost like it was following the novel, weird.

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u/stallionsRIDEufl 9h ago

I understand it's how the story goes but it's one of my film pet peeves. At the end when he first starts shooting arrows and 30 guys are just running around in the background it looks a little goofy.

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u/sowaffled 7h ago

Nolan’s fight scenes are the weakest parts of his movies IMO so I fully expected the same here. The part where Odysseus sledgehammers one of the guys with the tied up axe was really satisfying though.

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u/HilariousScreenname 9h ago

Nah Im there with you. I wish they had showed some of the guys showing thier loyalty to Odyssyus would have helped fight so they could give the dudes running around in the background something to do.

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u/kruzeiro 5h ago

If I remember correctly, in the poem it was Odysseus, Telemachus, Eumaeus, another herder whose name I can't remember, and Athena as Mentor, all in full gear, against the suitors that don't have any weapons.

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u/edicivo 2h ago

For me it was Circe. That is what I'll most distinctly remember from this one. But there are a lot of good options.