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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026)
The Odyssey is Christopher Nolan's 2026 adaptation of Homer's epic poem, with Matt Damon as Odysseus on his journey home after the Trojan War. Released in July 2026, it has taken about $1.8 billion worldwide, more than any other Nolan film. Its awards season is still ahead.
After ten years of war at Troy, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, sets sail for home with his men.
Storms, monsters, angry gods and his crew’s own mistakes keep him from it for years. In Ithaca, his wife Penelope and their son Telemachus hold off a crowd of suitors who are eating through his house and waiting for him to be declared dead.
Ratings
As of 11 November 2026- IMDb8.4/10558K votesTop 250 · #70
- Rotten Tomatoes94%Tomatometer · 515 reviewsPopcornmeter 96%
- Metacritic88/100Metascore · 63 reviews
- Letterboxd4.34/5Average rating
- Kinopoisk8.1/10452.5K votesTop 250 · #71
Editor's score
Lars Ziegler · 6 November 20268.9/ 10Average of seven craft categories, each out of 10.
| Screenplay | 8 |
|---|---|
| Direction | 9 |
| Acting | 8 |
| Cinematography | 10 |
| Sound & music | 9 |
| Editing | 8 |
| Design | 10 |
How the ranking adds up
Total 78.7 / 100Facts
- World premiere
Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London- Release (US, UK)
- Runtime
- 173 min
- Genres
- Adventure · Action · Fantasy
- Based on
- Homer's Odyssey
- Studios
- Universal Pictures, Syncopy
- Distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $250 million
- Box office
- $1.8 billion worldwide
$625.6 million domestic · $1.18 billion international
Incl. re-releases · Box Office Mojo, 11 November 2026
Awards
Wikipedia, 11 November 2026The awards season for this film is still under way. We will update this section after the nominations and ceremonies.
Cast
Billing order- 01Matt DamonOdysseus
- 02Tom HollandTelemachus
- 03Anne HathawayPenelope
- 04Robert PattinsonAntinous
- 05Lupita Nyong'oHelen / Clytemnestra
- 06Samantha MortonCirce
- 07ZendayaAthena
- 08Charlize TheronCalypso
Key crew
- Director
- Christopher Nolan
- Screenplay
- Christopher Nolan
- Producers
- Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
- Cinematography
- Hoyte van Hoytema
- Editing
- Jennifer Lame
- Music
- Ludwig Göransson
- Production design
- Ruth De Jong
Production notes
- 01
It is the first feature film shot entirely with IMAX film cameras.
- 02
Filming ran from February to August 2025 on location in Italy, Greece, Morocco, Iceland and Scotland, with the rest shot at Universal in Los Angeles.
- 03
It is the fifth Nolan film shot by Hoyte van Hoytema, his cinematographer since Interstellar.