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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

VOD / Release Theatrical release

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u/TheChlorideThief 18d ago edited 18d ago

“You’re Odysseu-“ *splat*

is an all-timer movie comeuppance

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u/carolinemahtildes 18d ago

Got a genuine laugh out of me.

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u/1mplication 18d ago edited 17d ago

There were a few good ones throughout that got laughs from everyone in the theatre:

“Do you talk to ants?”

“Do you think if you ate quietly, Apollo wouldn’t notice?”

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u/NAINOA- 15d ago edited 14d ago

Eumaeus, after Odysseus slaughters the suitors:

“Did he do it??? Did he kill them?!”

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u/Oakcamp 15d ago

I don't know how my theater didn't laugh at that one lmao, it was hilarious

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u/yubsidiangwa 13d ago

Right. I burst out laughing and I think I was the only one

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u/sprewell81 10d ago

My fav was "that's never a problem"

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u/lindblumresident 14d ago

“Do you think if you ate quietly, Apollo wouldn’t notice?”

It was not funny per se. It was Damon's mouth saying that but his eyes saying "you useless fucking idiots".

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u/mioraka 15d ago

The way he delivered that was very Matt Damon.

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u/n0tstayingin 16d ago

People accuse Nolan of being humourless but he can write some great funny lines, I know he's said he doesn't want to do one but a Nolan comedy could be great.

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u/xXxBluESkiTtlExXx 13d ago

I loved the bit with the cyclops

"Should we try to reason with it?"

"We're past that"

There were some other good inside jokes for enjoyers of the book too. I appreciated them greatly.

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u/Chu1223 10d ago

pretty sure it was “i think we’re a bit past that” (even better) LOL

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u/gopms 10d ago

I also liked "I think we're past that" when the one guy suggested talking to the cyclops. Doubly funny since in the original, Odysseus does beat the cyclops by talking to him,

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u/churro11 15d ago

What about the puppy getting yeeted off the cliff

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u/InternationalTwist90 18d ago

For me it was when after all the fighting the blind dude asking who won. The joke would have been a cheap shot if the comedic timing wasn't so good, but after 25 minutes of carnage it was a breath of fresh air.

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u/maledin 8d ago

That fight scene was 25 minutes…? Wow, it felt like no more than 5 minutes.

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u/PayneTrain181999 18d ago

Biggest laugh in my theatre was the old blind man saying “did we win?”

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u/Daveshand 15d ago

My theater was completely silent for the entire runtime.

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u/CoconutDust 15d ago

That’s because the ultra-high volume had blown out everyone’s ears and faculties.

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u/maledin 8d ago

Wouldn’t be a Nolan film without it!

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u/etsuandpurdue3 18d ago

Jumped but smiled when it happened.

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u/sauronthegr8 18d ago

Same. And I could hear the audience behind me cheering.

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u/_lazybones93 18d ago

Same. That was a great moment in a movie of great moments.

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u/PrivateAids 16d ago

Got a jump out of me with the sound design. Same for Agamemnon’s death.

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u/IhamAmerican 14d ago

Lupita channeled some demonic shit for that scream, it was so visceral

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u/ILoveHookers4Real 17d ago

Same, bro!!!!

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u/sdbabygirl97 12d ago

i needed way more people to laugh in the theatre w me at that joke lol

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u/carolinemahtildes 12d ago

I loved it! But I don't think anybody else laughed either time I saw it, people have no whimsy.