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Need another Odyssey? The best Greek mythology films ever made

THE COUNTDOWN: If Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’ has whet your appetite for more Greek myths and legends on screen, Kevin E G Perry rounds up six of the best examples

The Independent UK

Tom Holland, Matt Damon, and Zendaya have created a rap to promote The Odyssey – and I can't believe it either

The cast created a musical number to catch fans up on Homer's ancient Greek epic

Total Film

New movies out this week: July 16-22

Three new releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.

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The Odyssey Real Story: How Greek King Odysseus won the Trojan war but nearly lost everything on his 10-year journey to home

The Odyssey original story summary: Christopher Nolan's film "The Odyssey" brings Homer's ancient epic to the big screen. Odysseus, a Greek king, won the Trojan War with a clever trick. His journey home took ten years, filled with many perilous challenges. Meanwhile, his wife Penelope faced suitors pressuring her to…

The Economic Times

TV tonight: Jennifer Garner and Chloë Sevigny star in glossy summer drama

Five wealthy women set off for a weekend they will never forget. Plus: Dan Snow follows in Odysseus’s wake. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The Odyssey Movie Parents Guide: Why the movie is rated R, how scary it is and whether Christopher Nolan’s epic is suitable for kids

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" arrives in Indian theaters this Friday, July seventeenth. The film received an R rating for violence and language, requiring adult accompaniment for younger viewers. This epic war tale details Odysseus's journey and the Trojan War's dangers. Nolan discussed his approach to portraying violence authentically and engagingly…

The Economic Times

The Odyssey Movie: Meaning, story, runtime and star-studded cast of Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation

Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' movie is set for a July 17 release. The film adapts Homer's ancient Greek epic about Odysseus's journey home. Filming occurred in diverse global locations using IMAX cameras for grand scale. Advance bookings show massive demand, especially for IMAX premium seats. Ticket prices are surprisingly high…

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'Fortnite' x 'Odyssey' Movie Brings Matt Damon's Odysseus, Benny Safdie's Agamemnon Skins

Fortnite's latest collaboration is with Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey movie, featuring Matt Damon's Odysseus, as well as Agamemnon's skins.

Player One

Matt Damon dropped back to high school weight to portray Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

The Oscar-winning actor has revealed he returned to his high school weight and embraced a strict diet to play Odysseus, before receiving what he called the most meaningful review from his daughter.

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Anne Hathaway hails working with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey as a ‘homecoming’

The actress has reflected on reuniting with Christopher Nolan for The Odyssey, praising the director’s consistency while revealing how playing Penelope became a deeply personal experience.

BANG Premier

If The Odyssey film is anything like The Odyssey adventure game from 2012, Matt Damon will spend the entire first hour trying to solve a single loom puzzle

I played it for two hours and 53 minutes, same as the running time of Christopher Nolan's new film. Here's how it went.

PC Gamer

The Odyssey is set in a fantasy world – but the ancient Greeks mapped it onto what they knew

The ancient Greeks would have enjoyed current controversies about the “historical accuracy” of Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation of The Odyssey.

The Conversation

The Odyssey lauded as Sir Christopher Nolan’s ‘best film to date’

The blockbuster is an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic.

Evening Standard

The Odyssey: Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway relive the epic

In this edition, Critic Emma Jones tells us why Christopher Nolan’s take on the Greek epic was worth the wait – and the eye-watering budget – and how the themes of this ancient story still speak to contemporary audiences. The all-star cast includes Matt Damon as a world-weary Odysseus, Anne…

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'The Odyssey' Review: Christopher Nolan's Majestic, Haunting Adaptation Is An Epic Like No Other

Christopher Nolan's apocalyptic adaptation of the Homeric epic is grand and grave — and the version we need now. Read our review of 'The Odyssey.'

Evening Standard

The Odyssey review: Christopher Nolan has made an epic worthy of the gods

5/5 With Matt Damon on career-best form and spectacle and awe like you’ve never seen, they better start polishing those Oscars

The Independent UK

The Odyssey review – Christopher Nolan’s massive, fearless adaptation is his best film to date

5/5 There are touches of ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Memento’ and even his Batman movies in this enormous condensing of the British filmmaker’s fixations, brought to life by a cast of seemingly thousands – but it’s the women (among them Anne Hathaway and Samantha Morton) who steal the show

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The Odyssey review: "Mythological filmmaking of the highest order"

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The Odyssey review – Nolan goes god-tier with breathtaking epic of men, monsters and moral metamorphosis

Doing full justice to the Homeric legend, Christopher Nolan amasses an epic cast to convey the true cost of war with film-making of thrilling ambition

Tom’s Guide

'The Odyssey’ is the best movie of 2026 so far — and maybe topples my favorite Christopher Nolan film

"The Odyssey" is an instant classic and the best movie of 2026 so far. But this epic movie might also be the best film of Christopher Nolan's career.

The Independent UK

Matt Damon: ‘The Odyssey is the most challenging movie I’ve ever been part of’

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The Guardian - AU

A modern odyssey: the archaeologist following Homer’s route on a bicycle

As Christopher Nolan’s star-studded adaptation is released, Australian archaeologist and cyclist Sam Wood has recreated Odysseus’ journey on two wheels

The Independent UK

Zendaya leaves fans lost for words after stunning The Odyssey premiere with angelic feathered look

Zendaya plays the Greek goddess Athena in the forthcoming Christopher Nolan epic

Total Film

Christopher Nolan used one idea from his unmade Troy film in The Odyssey over 20 years later

“I’ve had an image of that horse sinking into the sand in my head for 20 years.”

Total Film

The Odyssey could beat The Dark Knight's box office opening, marking the second highest of Christopher Nolan's career

The box office looks set to be big

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