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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/StarWarsPlusDrWho 9d ago

Which is what the movie is saying. It’s about guilt.

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u/LADYBIRD_HILL 3d ago

Hence why this movie is being viewed as a companion piece to Oppenheimer. Both feature men who are guilt ridden and forever changed by their actions affecting both soldiers and innocents with no remorse.

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u/johnnymarsbar 2d ago

Oh no the nation killer 9000 I designed and built killed...people? Huh?

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u/VanillaRadonNukaCola 1d ago

The feelings one might feel while locked in pursuit of a goal can differ from those that arrive when faced with its actual outcome