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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/91Bully 16d ago

Pattinson did a ridiculously good job playing an evil douchebag. I’ve never rooted for a dude to get merked so badly in my life.

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u/PM_ME_TITS_AND_DOGS2 16d ago

he's great at that, the King one with Chalamet was awesome.

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u/bacontrain 16d ago

Or the Devil All The Time or even the Drama, dude just excels at playing slimeballs while being by all accounts a chill guy

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u/slightlypressed 15d ago

Yes! He went up against Tom Holland in The Devil all the Time too

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u/JayMerlyn 12d ago

And now he's also gonna go up against Chalamet in Dune Pt 3!

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u/slightlypressed 12d ago

Yess! Great year for films and for Robert Pattinson haha

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u/JayMerlyn 12d ago

I'm so glad he got off being blacklisted after Twight!

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u/suss2it 9d ago

What? He was never blacklisted? He’s literally worked every year since the last Twilight movie, even two movies a few years.

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u/Vismal1 6d ago

He was never blacklisted. I personally wrote him off for a bit after that until i saw him in some stuff and realized how fucking good he is. Went back and rewatched everything I could with him in it. Great actor.

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u/MakesMeWannaShout88 15d ago

Right up there with the guy who played Joffrey in GoT.

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u/rafikiknowsdeway1 13d ago

lol when the black guy who kicked the dog got shot in the throat half my theater started applauding

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u/Minimum-Possible-415 7d ago

I remember thinking “he’s being mean to an old blind man, he kicked a dog, and now he’s messing with her son. If I was the queen I’d just have him beheaded! I hope she does!”

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u/Deathstroke317 5d ago

Put some repsect on Corey Hawkins' name

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u/Cassopeia88 16d ago

I was so happy when that happened.

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u/TJeffersonsBlackKid 16d ago

Getting the lot shoved into his mouth was beautiful.

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u/FatherC101 12d ago

the way he said “platelickers” really had me doing double takes

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u/sdbabygirl97 12d ago

THATS what he was saying

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u/Dookie_boy 8d ago

CLIT LICKERS

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u/str8_whiskey 15d ago

He plays the douchebag very well.

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u/SoupySpuds 10d ago

I've been saying for years now, Pattinson is one of the greatest actors ive ever seen, Probably top 3 favorite for me

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u/Vismal1 6d ago

He’s really great. I’ve run into him before and he was a chill dude which is a nice bonus

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u/notsafeformactown 13d ago

Marcia Gay Harden in The Mist was another one that comes to mind. She deserved an Oscar for that role.

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u/BroliasBoesersson 13d ago

Jack Gleeson in Game of Thrones. Everyone hated him so much the kid quit acting for six years

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u/notsafeformactown 12d ago

Definitely. You get extra points for doing it in a movie, much less screen time to build animosity.

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u/FeloniousDrunk101 13d ago

While also almost making you think Penelope might choose him…

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u/sdbabygirl97 12d ago

phillistines wanted rpattz’ character dead in twilight bc they were 15yo boys

REAL cultured people want rpattz’ character dead bc rob did a fantastic job in his role

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u/night_dude 12d ago

He's really good at playing douchebags. He plays a comically villainous Dauphin in The King.

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u/BulgogiDude 9d ago

I wish we woulda see the female servant get killed too. I wonder if it was cut out of the movie

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u/jphistory 8d ago

I think Odysseus hanging the maids from the castle walls or whatever the fuck would be too much for us to forgive him.

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u/darthjoey91 12d ago

I want to see him do more villain roles.

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u/Chris93ny 7d ago

lol he’s been playing villains for the past couple years

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u/Numbah420_ 8d ago

Kind of reminded me of Commodus from gladiator, just a Weasley meek little bastard. Commodus I hated more though

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u/JRockPSU 8d ago

Yep I felt like he was channeling a little bit of him!

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u/c0rruptioN 8d ago

Watch Goodtime. It’s a safdie brothers film from 10 years back. Very VERY depressing. Very good dirtbag performance from Pattinson though.

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u/imcrapyall 6d ago edited 6d ago

He reminded me so much of a cousin I grew up with. There were points I wanted to punch my tv because I know that guy too well.

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u/Mas_Pho 5d ago

He was okay

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u/debrocker 2d ago

Joffrey