Robbie Collin reviews: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

"Featuring a tremendous Matt Damon as Odysseus and perfectly deployed supporting players wherever you look," writes The Telegraph's Chief Film Critic, Robbie Collin,

"It unfolds in that odd dual register of grandeur and intimacy that Nolan has been busily making his own – while returning to all the signature motifs of its writer and director’s earlier work, from prodigal fathers to exiles in limbo."

To read the full five star review, click here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2026/07/15/the-odyssey-review-astonishing-reimagining-homer/

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