2001: A Space Odyssey

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2001: A Space Odyssey

G

1968

2h 19m

Sci-Fi

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An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship's computer system, HAL, begins to display increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.

Critics Consensus

One of the most influential of all sci-fi films -- and one of the most controversial -- Stanley Kubrick's 2001 is a delicate, poetic meditation on the ingenuity -- and folly -- of mankind.

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Marjory Adams

Boston Globe

04/09/2025

This film is as exciting as the discovery of a new dimension in life.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

04/09/2025

It's a bad, bad sign when a movie director begins to think of himself a myth-maker, and this limp myth of a grand plan that justifies slaughter and ends with resurrection has been around before.

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Philip Strick

Sight & Sound

04/09/2025

If there was any doubt that space travel will be the most spectacular of mankind's future, "Space Odyssey" is the definitive affirmation that every last coin spent on the space race will be worth it.

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

Sep 28

This is a cornerstone film and required viewing experience for a multitude of reasons. Come and kiss the ring.

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J.A.C. Dunn

Charlotte Observer

04/09/2025

Stanley Kubrick has created a real mind-bender. "2001" is at once believable and astounding, intriguing -- if not boggling -- to the mind, dazzling -- if not bewildering -- to the eye, and wax-loosening to the ear.

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Felix Barker

Liverpool Echo

04/09/2025

Discussion will rage for months to come around 2001: A Space Odyssey, which, for size, cost, imaginative brilliance and perplexity, is light years ahead of any space film yet made.

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Melinda

Sep 27

This needs to play in movie theaters more often. What a treat!

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Daniel Eric

Sep 27

Fancy thought-provoking movie. Culture.

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chad

Sep 25

Awesomeness everywhere and every time!!!

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Tom B

Jul 17

Classic Kubrick. One of the best movies ever made, imho.

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thomas p

Jun 18

this is a pure work of genius from Stanley Kubrick

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Salvador

01/27/2025

Looked so great on IMAX

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Synopsis

An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship's computer system, HAL, begins to display increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.

Director: Stanley Kubrick
Producer: Stanley Kubrick
Screenwriter: Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick
Distributor: Criterion Collection, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Home Vídeo
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Stanley Kubrick Productions
Rating: G
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 2, 1968, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): May 18, 2018
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
Runtime: 2h 19m
Sound Mix: Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Mono, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 70mm