The Odyssey

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for fans of fantasy action epics; Christopher Nolan directs, writes and co-produces.
• Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong'o and Robert Pattinson star in a story centred on Odysseus.
• Released in 2026 and about 2 hours 52 minutes long.

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).

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Director & cast

• C

  Christopher Nolan

  Director

• M

  Matt Damon

  Odysseus

• L

  Lupita Nyong'o

  Helen of Troy

• R

  Robert Pattinson

  Antinous son of Eupeithes

• C

  Charlize Theron

  Calypso

• J

  Jon Bernthal

  Menelaus