Movies like The Odyssey

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   Tenet

   Same director

   2020 · 150 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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   Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • principal cast overlap

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   Oppenheimer

   Same director

   2023 · 181 min · Drama · History

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   The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

   Why it connects

   • the same director
   • a principal cast member
   • a closely matched era

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   Interstellar

   Same director

   2014 · 169 min · Adventure · Drama · Science Fiction

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   The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • a principal cast member

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   The Northman

   Similar atmosphere

   2022 · 137 min · Action · Adventure · Fantasy

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   Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   About Time

   Strong story similarity

   2013 · 123 min · Drama · Fantasy · Romance

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   The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father reveals to him that the men in their family have the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • similar audience response
   • shared production studio: Universal Pictures

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   The Return

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 116 min · Adventure · Drama · History

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   After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: based on song, poem or rhyme and greek mythology
   • a closely matched era

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   The Odyssey

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 86 min · Action · Adventure · Fantasy

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   Based on the Ancient Greek epic. After ten years of war, King Odysseus sets sail for Ithaca, eager to reunite with his beloved. But his journey home is far more treacherous than the battlefield, as he must face deadly monsters and vengeful gods to survive.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Dracula Untold

   Same studio

   2014 · 92 min · Action · Fantasy · Horror

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   Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire, Dracula.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared production studio: Universal Pictures

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   Chaos Walking

   Shared cast

   2021 · 109 min · Adventure · Fantasy · Science Fiction

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   Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a principal cast member

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    The Legion

    Genre overlap

    2020 · 96 min · Action · Adventure · History

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    Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap

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