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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/Ok-Week5658 10h ago

the twang of the bow synced up with the music was so freaking good, got me pumped up

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u/Able_Advertising_371 10h ago

it was at that moment pattinson knew he was fucked

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u/Brandon_Me 9h ago

I love that he as a boy watched Odysseus hunt. So the instant he heard the twang he knew.

And you can see it in his face, just his entire life flashing before his eyes in a second.

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u/sunlitstranger 9h ago

One of the best scenes I’ve ever seen in my life was everyone realizing it was Odysseus, but before anyone else realized it was Pattinson’s character trying to escape and Penelope locking everyone in there bc they both knew. Genuine chills. That whole scene is one of the most hype of all time

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u/Brandon_Me 9h ago

I couldn't agree more.

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u/AquaAtia 7h ago

It was a great scene 2700+ years ago and still is now. I didn’t remember every detail of the book but I remember the ending and was eagerly waiting to see Matt Damon’s Odysseus go ape shit and kill the suitors

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u/willmcavoy 42m ago

"I don't need to kill everyone, just you!"

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u/heebs387 7h ago

Felt like a mirror of the Red Wedding.

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u/heathmon1856 7h ago

I was on the edge of my seat and locked tf in.

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u/1mplication 2h ago

Absolutely. Great ending scene, and it made me wonder how transfixed people must have been when hearing it sung or told in the traditional sense, thousands of years ago.

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u/YakResident_3069 2h ago

Was it better than the Return with Ralph fiennes?