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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/NewWaysToDream 10h ago

He got to say goodbye to his dog. The good boy waited for him with his dying breath.

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u/rolling_cats 7h ago

That scene with Holland realizing who he was after the tail wag broke me

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u/stevie8 42m ago

Many were broken then mate. Them feels 😭

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u/sleepysnowboarder 26m ago

It wasn't just the tail wag, it was more so the dog dying as Eumaeus told Telemachus that the dog is waiting to see his owner one last time before he dies

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u/TimRigginsBeer 6h ago

The smallest, shortest tail wag in cinema history… but also the most gratifying for the goodest of all good dogs. 

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u/atomic-fireballs 8h ago

If it takes forever, I will wait for you....

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u/Tackit286 5h ago

Oh god don’t

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u/Limits_of_knowledge 2h ago

I’m walking on sunshiiiiiiiiine

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u/chrisandy007 9h ago

That part got me so bad.. especially the tail 😭😭

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u/TJeffersonsBlackKid 6h ago

Dogs are a sign of faithfulness in art. The dog was faithful just like Penelope was faithful.

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u/_lazybones93 2h ago

It took me out. 🥹 😣 🥺 ♥️

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u/soulexpectation 6h ago

Immediately teared up during that scene

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u/MrBrownCat 6h ago

The moment they had the dog laying outside I had a feeling he’d be there until he returned and it was such a perfect way to reveal to his son that this was his father.

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u/oliviyuhpope 4h ago

bawled my eyes out during this scene bc my childhood dog waited for me to get home from school before dying

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u/Odd-Wealth5967 4h ago edited 2h ago

Odyssey's "reunion" with his dog was one of the most memorable parts in the poem for me; was waiting for that scene the entire movie and was sadly disappointed that it didn't get me. Definitely one of the changes from the source material that I would say makes the story less emotionally heartbreaking.

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u/dilltimmon 2h ago

With how much people love dogs, you'd see people definitely hate odisseus for that alone lol. Nolan made a smart change while also keeping the scene emotional and important.

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u/Throwaway_couple_ 2h ago

IMO Argos was really useful in demonstrating that this pure-hearted being could still recognize the goodness of his owner, an owner who has spent the whole journey unable to recognize himself after the horrible war crime he did. The whole point of the moment in the film was to help encourage Odysseus to reclaim his pre-war identity. Powerful storytelling choice and punishing the dog by having Odysseus ignore him like in the poem would have countered this.

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u/Odd-Wealth5967 1h ago

I doubt anyone would hate Odysseus for that, even if Nolan adapted the scene 1:1. He calls Argos a "noble hound," and wipes his tears before anyone can see; if anything people may feel his love even stronger, since I don't recall any tears from Damon in the film. It's a tragic, tearful moment in the poem.

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u/trafleslive 6h ago

I did like this scene. This was the scene where tom realized it was his father all along

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u/glockobell 4h ago

I started fully sobbing at that scene.

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u/1mplication 2h ago

No quicker to make the audience turn against a character than seeing them be abusive to animals. Those poor whines as the dog was being kicked had me looking forwards to seeing them get what was coming for them.

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u/Puppet_Reviews 2h ago

I was stunned that's the way they took that, honestly. Great moment.

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u/karateema 1h ago

As soon as i saw Argo in the trailer i knew i was gonna cry.

I did, of course

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u/stavanger26 49m ago

Argus got the ending that Fry's Seymour never got.

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u/CallumRitchie23 3h ago

I lost my dog earlier this week so this one is going to be tough.

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u/boomzgoesthedynamite 3m ago

I cried, legitimately. I also couldn’t take that they left the dog outside in that state.