# Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Isn't Perfect, But Its Sense of Horror and Existential Angst Makes It the Must-See Movie of the Summer

> The Odyssey opens in theaters on July 17. “Couldn’t you have shown some mercy?” That line is the crux of Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated adaptation of The Odyssey, a film that is truly huge in scope while also at…

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- **Published:** 2026-07-15
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #odyssey #nolan #christopher #angst #existential #horror #makes #movie
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