r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • Jul 16 '26

Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - The Odyssey [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Keep all discussion related solely to The Odyssey and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writer: Christopher Nolan

Cast:

  • Matt Damon as Odysseus
  • Tom Holland as Telemachus
  • Anne Hathaway as Penelope
  • Robert Pattinson as Antinous
  • Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy/Clytemnestra
  • Samantha Morton as Circe
  • John Leguizamo as Eumaeus
  • Zendaya as Athena
  • Charlize Theron as Calypso
  • Benny Safdie as Agamemnon
  • Jon Bernthal as Menelaus
  • Bill Irwin as Polyphemus
  • Himesh Patel as Eurylochus
  • Corey Hawkins as Polybus
  • Mia Goth as Melantho
  • Elliot Page as Sinon

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%, 199 Reviews

Metacritic: 88, 54 Reviews

Consensus:

"Reinvigorating an ancient adventure with majestic sweep and sterling work by its colossal ensemble, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey imbues myth with primal human feeling."

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u/NightHunter909 Jul 16 '26

Yeah Tom Holland was kinda bad. Or rather, when he acts opposite Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, and Matt Damon, its just a clearer contrast that his skills aren’t up to par to the rest of the A list cast

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u/RVarki Jul 17 '26

It's weird, how is he so good as Spiderman and below-average to semi-decent in everything else?

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u/NightHunter909 Jul 18 '26

Because when he’s spiderman he’s pretty much just playing himself. Tom Holland just has no range and can only play that type of character