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2001: A Space Odyssey
Directed by
Stanley Kubrick
G
1968
2h 29m
Science Fiction
,
Mystery
,
and more
8.3
92%
89%
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When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
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Cast of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Keir Dullea
Dr. David Bowman
Gary Lockwood
Dr. Frank Poole
William Sylvester
Dr. Heywood Floyd
Douglas Rain
HAL 9000 (voice)
Daniel Richter
Moonwatcher
Leonard Rossiter
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Margaret Tyzack
Elena
Robert Beatty
Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
Sean Sullivan
Dr. Roy Michaels
Frank W. Miller
Mission Controller (voice)
Bill Weston
Astronaut
Ed Bishop
Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
Glenn Beck
Astronaut
Alan Gifford
Poole's Father
Ann Gillis
Poole's Mother
Edwina Carroll
Aries-1B Stewardess
Penny Brahms
Stewardess
Heather Downham
Stewardess
Mike Lovell
Astronaut
John Ashley
Ape
Jimmy Bell
Ape
David Charkham
Ape
Simon Davis
Ape
Jonathan Daw
Ape
Péter Delmár
Ape
Terry Duggan
Ape Attacked by Leopard
David Fleetwood
Ape
Danny Grover
Ape
Brian Hawley
Ape
David Hines
Ape
Anthony Jackson
Ape
John Jordan
Ape
Scott MacKee
Ape
Laurence Marchant
Ape
Darryl Paes
Ape
Joe Refalo
Ape
Andy Wallace
Ape
Bob Wilyman
Ape
Richard Woods
Ape Killed by Moon-Watcher
Maggie London
Hostess in Elevator (uncredited)
Chela Matthison
Receptionist (uncredited)
Judy Keirn
Voice Print Identification Girl (uncredited)
Vivian Kubrick
Floyd's Daughter (uncredited)
Kenneth Kendall
BBC-12 Announcer (uncredited)
Kevin Scott
Miller (uncredited)
Martin Amor
Interviewer (uncredited)
S. Newton Anderson
Young Man (uncredited)
Sheraton Blount
(uncredited)
Ann Bormann
(uncredited)
Julie Croft
(uncredited)
Penny Francis
(uncredited)
Marcella Markham
(uncredited)
Irena Marr
Russian Scientist (uncredited)
Krystyna Marr
Russian Scientist (uncredited)
Kim Neil
(uncredited)
Jane Pearl
(uncredited)
Penny Pearl
(uncredited)
Burnell Tucker
TMA-1 Site Photographer (uncredited)
John Swindells
TMA-1 Site Technician #1 (uncredited)
John Clifford
TMA-1 Site Technician #2 (uncredited)
Stanley Kubrick
(voice) (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Moonwalker (uncredited)
2001: A Space Odyssey Ratings & Reviews
qmechan
2d ago
After our great species falls flat It's technology's turn at the bat But can we synergize Before our world's demise? I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that
Mike
October 11, 2024
2001: A Space Odyssey is a revolutionary science fiction film that was way ahead of its time " I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do." This film was my introduction to Stanley Kubrick and made me a big fan. The revolutionary vision of Stanley Kubrick and the philosophical aspect, combined with the beautiful cinematography and classical music, created this masterpiece that changed science fiction forever. What I especially like about the cinematography in this film, is that a lot of compostitions are centered, symmetrical and radial, which creates a satisfying center focussed image. Stanley Kubrick predicted the man on the Moon, international space agencies, videocalls, tablets and Artificial Intelligence. The philosophical aspect that I really liked were the mysterious monoliths and how these 4 monoliths directed mankind, through evolution and waypoints, to eventually create the Starchild. Creating the question whether or not mankind has free will? 1. The man-apes touched the monolith and discovered weapons out of bones, that eventually led to an advanced human civilization that could travel to the Moon. 2. The man on the moon touched the monolith and then we hear a loud pitch that signalled to Jupiter, leading mankind to travel further into space. 3. The Pod near Jupiter figuratively touched the monolith through an abstract alignment with the planets and the monolith. This allowed Dave to enter the Stargate, that provided access to the 3 dimensional Baroque style room within a higher dimension. 4. Dave figuratively touched the monolith in the Baroque style room, with a refference to ‘The Creation of Adam’, which evolved him into a more advanced being called the Starchild. This evolution got triggered because Dave looks at an older version of himself having diner. Dave then becomes that older version when they look at eachother. This pattern repeats itself untill an even older Dave looks at the Monolith standing right in front of him. Dave then becomes the Starchild, through evolution, when he figuratively touched the monolith. The monoliths originate from the higher dimension, because they occured after the alignment of the planets during the ‘Dawn of Man’ sequence in the beginning of the film. We later find out this alignment opens the Stargate between our dimension and the higher dimension we see in the end. Read full review at Letterboxd: Mike_v_E
New York Daily News
Kathleen Carroll
A small sphere of intellectuals will feel that Kubrick has said something, simply because one expected him to say something. ... Most moviegoers will only wish that Mr. Kubrick would come back down to earth.
Slant Magazine
Rob Humanick
Central to the profundity of the film is the notion that few things are more meaningful than a child's first steps, the emotive impact of this scenario manifest in every one of the film's dizzying set pieces, albeit multiplied to epic proportions.
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece is still relevant.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
Doesn't just depict a quantum leap forward in human consciousness — it practically requires such a leap, on an individual scale, from the viewer.
Los Angeles Times
Charles Champlin
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is the picture which science-fiction enthusiasts of every age and in every corner of the world have prayed (sometimes forlornly) that the industry might one day give them.
Village Voice
Bilge Ebiri
The film is a journey through outer space, but it is also a journey through cinematic space. It conjures the future by making you sit through its vision of the future, spending time just being in it.
The Hollywood Reporter
John Mahoney
2001 will emerge from its initial long-run Cinerama engagements and subsequent extended runs as one of MGM's all-time box office hits ...
The New Yorker
Penelope Gilliatt
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is some sort of great film, and an unforgettable endeavor. Technically and imaginatively, what he put into it is staggering.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
The film's projections of the cold war and antiquated product placements may look quaint now, but the poetry is as hard-edged and full of wonder as ever.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
It was a freshening attitude then, though its long-term effects haven't been all to the good.
San Jose Mercury News
Glenn Lovell
Yup, you guessed it -- a religious experience.
The New Republic
Stanley Kauffmann
High marks for Kubrick the special-effects man; but where was Kubrick the director?
Variety
Robert B. Frederick
2001 compares with, but does not best, previous efforts at science fiction.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
You can watch 2001 as a visual journey with nary a thought for what's under the surface or you can plunge into this vortex of interpretations. The great thing about 2001 is that either approach works fine. That's why it endures.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
It is an extraordinary, obsessive, beautiful work of art.
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
Now, seen in the actual 2001, it's less a visionary masterpiece than a crackpot Looney Tune, pretentious, abysmally slow, amateurishly acted and, above all, wrong.
New York Press
Matt Zoller Seitz
Arguably the greatest science fiction movie ever made.
TIME Magazine
Though it fails as drama, Stanley Kubrick's venture succeeds as dazzling visual art.
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