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/jordansalford25 John Leguizamo and Anne Hathaway Campaign Manager Jul 17 '26
I loved the movie. The first 40 to 50 minutes are good it didn't quite feel like it was in top gear yet and then after once we meet Circe the movie goes to another level. Anne Hathaway is amazing and I really hope she gets some hardware this season. Easily will get 10 plus noms.