Movies like The Odyssey

“The Odyssey (2026) is a British-American 2020s epic-fantasy that restages a classical homecoming as a sustained moral and tactical ordeal. It stages Odysseus’s struggle—homecoming versus divine caprice—through widescreen composition, high-contrast chiaroscuro, and episodic long-form setpieces that emphasize procedural cunning over mythic simplicity. The film reframes the myth as a study of leadership and survival, arguing that the cost of return reshapes identity and communal trust.”