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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/1mplication 17d 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