The Odyssey
Seen it?2016 | 122 min | Adventure, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved Bridge to Terabithia, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich in achievements life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
60% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$10 million worldwide on a $20 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 88K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jérôme Salle
- Lambert WilsonJacques-Yves Cousteau
- Pierre NineyPhilippe Cousteau
- Audrey TautouSimone Melchior Cousteau
- Laurent LucasPhilippe Tailliez
- Benjamin LavernheJean-Michel Cousteau
- Vincent HeneineAlbert 'Bébert' Falco
- Thibault de MontalembertEtienne Deshaies
- Roger Van HoolDaniel Cousteau dit Daddy
- Chloe HirschmanJan Cousteau
- Adam NeillDavid Wolper