2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 | 149 min | Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (92%), audiences adore it (8.0/10), it won an Oscar and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
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Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 84 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.0/10 from 13K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
7 wins, 6 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; won BAFTA Award for Best Sound
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$72 million worldwide on a $12 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.7 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
- Keir DulleaDr. David Bowman
- Gary LockwoodDr. Frank Poole
- William SylvesterDr. Heywood Floyd
- Douglas RainHAL 9000 (voice)
- Daniel RichterMoonwatcher
- Leonard RossiterDr. Andrei Smyslov
- Margaret TyzackElena
- Robert BeattyDr. Ralph Halvorsen
- Sean SullivanDr. Roy Michaels
- Frank W. MillerMission Controller (voice)