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Christopher Nolan’s nearly three-hour epic was No. 1 over the weekend, with about $124.5 million in ticket sales in the United States and Canada.
Category: The Odyssey (2026) (Movie)
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What to Know Before Seeing ‘The Odyssey’: Plot, Characters and More
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Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem has monster battles, a sorceress and dozens of thirsty suitors. Here’s a primer.
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The Surprising Parallels Between ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Oppenheimer’
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Our movie critic Alissa Wilkinson describes how Christopher Nolan’s version of “The Odyssey” builds on key themes in his previous film “Oppenheimer.”
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5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
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Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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Christopher Nolan on ‘The Odyssey’ and IMAX Technical Challenges
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He and the cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema combined new inventions (like fire-mimicking lights they developed) with century-old techniques.
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Want More of the ‘Odyssey’? Read These Books Next
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Informative histories, modern retellings and genre-bending homages will take you back to the long road to Ithaca.
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Wait, Moviegoing Isn’t Dead? Our Critic Explains.
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The Times’s chief film critic, Manohla Dargis, discusses what is driving the youthquake in moviegoing, and what she thinks it portends for the film industry.
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Archaeologists Unearth a 2,400-Year-Old Sanctuary for the Worship of Odysseus
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The ruins of a 2,400-year-old complex suggest that, to the Greeks of antiquity, Homer’s protagonist was not just a character in a poem but a figure of genuine devotion.
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Christopher Nolan on the Anxiety of Filming ‘The Odyssey’ in IMAX
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Filming entirely in IMAX meant new engineering and actor ingenuity. It was only halfway through the six-country shoot that he felt he could pull it off.