---
title: 'The Odyssey (2026)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Christopher Nolan'
released: '2026-07-17'
runtime_minutes: 172
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-odyssey-2026'
review_count: 1
fandom_rating: '8.50/10'
fandom_stars: '4.25/5'
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33764258/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Odyssey (2026)

2026 · R · 172 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Action, History · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Odyssey is a 2026 epic action fantasy film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who produced it with his wife Emma Thomas. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic poem the Odyssey, it stars an ensemble cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron. In the film, Odysseus (Damon), the Greek king of Ithaca, undergoes a long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War and encounters mythical beings as he attempts to reunite with his wife Penelope (Hathaway).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Christopher Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-nolan)
- **Screenplay:** [Christopher Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-nolan)
- **Producer:** [Christopher Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-nolan), [Emma Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-thomas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ludwig Göransson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-goransson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hoyte van Hoytema](https://cinepixo.com/people/hoyte-van-hoytema)
- **Editor:** [Jennifer Lame](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-lame)

## Cast

- [Robert Pattinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pattinson) as Antinous son of Eupeithes
- [Zendaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/zendaya) as Athena
- [Jon Bernthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-bernthal) as Menelaus
- [Benny Safdie](https://cinepixo.com/people/benny-safdie) as Agamemnon
- [Matt Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-damon) as Odysseus
- [Charlize Theron](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlize-theron) as Calypso
- [Lupita Nyong'o](https://cinepixo.com/people/lupita-nyong-o) as Clytemnestra
- [Mia Goth](https://cinepixo.com/people/mia-goth) as Melantho
- [John Leguizamo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-leguizamo) as Eumaeus
- [Elliot Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliot-page) as Sinon
- [Himesh Patel](https://cinepixo.com/people/himesh-patel) as Eurylochus
- [Bill Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-irwin) as Polyphemus
- [Samantha Morton](https://cinepixo.com/people/samantha-morton) as Circe
- [Jesse Garcia](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-garcia)
- [Will Yun Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-yun-lee)

## Criticism on CinePixo

Fandom rating: **8.50/10** (4.25 of 5) from 1 review — the plain average of every published rating.

- **8.5/10** — [Salt, Fire, and the Weight of Returning](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/salt-fire-and-the-weight-of-returning) by Amara Osei, 2026-08-07
  > Christopher Nolan turns Homer's voyage into a stern, tactile spectacle whose roughest passages still carry the shock of bodies meeting sea, stone and history.

Official site: https://www.odysseymovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-odyssey-2026
Film facts: Wikidata (Q131547207); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.