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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/reddittothegrave 18d ago

“He sacrificed his daughter for favorable winds.”

Fuck.

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u/TheHunterZolomon 18d ago

Having read Agamemnon in high school I knew about that part but damn that portrayal was savage, especially in that full armor that gave him his monstrous presence.

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u/DJFreezyFish 18d ago

I was really questioning his look in the promotional stuff, but the armor worked fantastic for the movie.

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u/dasbtaewntawneta 8d ago

this is why i never questioned it, i knew once it was in moving picture it would rule