The Odyssey

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Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War. Crossing the Mediterranean Sea with his fellow soldiers, they soon find themselves battling not only the elements, but an array of deadly obstacles and mythical creatures along the way.

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Critics Consensus

Reinvigorating an ancient adventure with majestic sweep and sterling work by its colossal ensemble, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey imbues myth with primal human feeling.

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A cinematic epic fit for the biggest screens, The Odyssey proves with technical precision and unrestrained grandeur that there’s no filmmaker quite like Christopher Nolan to steer Odysseus’ voyage home.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Aug 6, 2026

What you really need to do is keep your eyes wide open while enjoying a titanic film that may not be perfect but will keep you glued to your seat and eager to talk about it on the way out. [Full review in Spanish]

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Aug 5, 2026

4/4

Audiences who start this sojourn will finish it. Like Odysseus, they won’t stop.

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

Jul 25, 2026

Like the filmmaker’s last work, ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Odyssey’ has a downbeat, apocalyptic bent—but, unlike ‘Oppenheimer,’ or any previous Nolan film, the new film is also centrally about what human beings owe one another.

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Kathia Woods

Cup of Soul

18 hrs ago

8/10

The revelation here, though, is Tom Holland. As Telemachus, the son who has spent his entire life in the shadow of a father he's never known, Holland delivers his best performance outside of the Spider-Man franchise

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Titas Chowdhury

CNN-News 18

3 days ago

4.5/5

The Odyssey is beguiling, visually breathtaking, and emotionally resonant. It’s a monumental achievement.

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Laura Brodnik

Mamamia

4 days ago

This is a larger-than-life story told in excruciatingly careful detail and you need to experience the true scale of it.

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First L

2 hrs ago

IMAX 70mm was 2 thumbs up can’t wait to see dune 3 in 70mm

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Saleema

10 hrs ago

What a great movie. Couple times some dust was on the lens though and showed large on the screen

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Ashley

12 hrs ago

Matt Dillion’s sexy ass arms. :)

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Bri R

12 hrs ago

loved every bit of it worth the watch

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Brett

12 hrs ago

great acting by all,

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Gilberto

13 hrs ago

Amazing film and great story too

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Synopsis

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War. Crossing the Mediterranean Sea with his fellow soldiers, they soon find themselves battling not only the elements, but an array of deadly obstacles and mythical creatures along the way.

Director: Christopher Nolan
Producer: Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
Screenwriter: Christopher Nolan
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Syncopy, Universal Pictures
Rating: R (Violence and Some Language)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 17, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $589.0M
Runtime: 2h 52m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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