2001: A Space Odyssey
Directed by Stanley Kubrick8.390%89%
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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2001: A Space Odyssey Ratings & Reviews
- HaHaHarvey44May 8, 20252001: A Space Odyssey isn’t just a film, it’s what happens when Stanley Kubrick drops acid, contemplates the meaning of existence, and decides to reinvent cinema along the way. It’s slow, meticulous, and more visually stunning than Scarlett Johansson. This isn’t sci-fi for people who need constant explosions, it’s for those who don’t mind marinating in existential dread and classical music. Every shot is a masterclass in visual storytelling, every silence more deafening than HAL watching you slowly suffocate outside the pod bay doors. And HAL himself? The soft-spoken murder toaster that decided killing the crew was the best way to preserve the mission's secret and maintain it's integrity. Calm, polite, and absolutely terrifying. It’s weird, it’s profound, and it’s more of a spiritual journey than a movie. You don’t just watch 2001, you experience it, then spend the next decade trying to explain it. And honestly? Nothing comes close.
- The Gutter MonkeyMarch 23, 2025Its slow pace and lack of dialogue make it not for everyone, But for those like myself, it's a mesmerizing movie that sparks a lot of existential questions and wonder about the universe.
- The_HolmesJuly 10, 2025This movie holds up so well against modern SciFi its astonishing. The practical space effects are phenomenal. And then you add in the powerful soundtrack, I use it to show off my home theater to people. And its older than all of us.
- 48y24June 30, 2025I still can't believe this film was made in the 1960s
- cultfilmliker1d agoBiggest home run swing in all of cinema and boy did it hit the sweet spot It’s the anti-“wifff” Totally forgot about the musical prelude over the pitch black screen. Would be extraordinary in theaters. And the intermission! Possibly the best music in film. Did Robert Eggers reuse this or is it just incredibly similar Kubrick saw it all coming
- Richard ThorntonJuly 22, 2025Probably the best sci-fi movie ever made. At almost 60 years old its ideas and visuals still hold up.
- Halim MellickJune 27, 2025It's 2025 and 2001: A Space Odyssey is still the best looking movie I have ever seen. I cannot imagine the experience of seeing this at the cinema for the first time in 1968. They really don't make movies on a scale like this anymore. Every pixel was planned in a time before Pixels existed. It can be a slow paced movie, for me it's just as much about what happens inside your head as what is happening on screen. It's not for everyone - my girlfriend's review of this movie was "it wasn't for me" But I am yet to experience another movie like 2001 again and I'm not sure I ever will. Don't try and understand it - just experience it - try and understand it later
- Spaceman JoeJuly 20, 2025I have a really interesting, probably unpopular opinion on this one. I appreciate how insanely iconic it is, and the huge effect it had on movies in general, and the really crazy groundbreaking effects and story it chose, but it’s just not very fun to watch, for me. There’s about a 20-30 minute chunk that is REALLY GOOD (the stuff with HAL) and then the rest is just “interesting but meh” to “what the crap am I watching.” Oh, and the intro with the sunrise is PEAK
- Craig BurtonJune 28, 2025A film I’ve been trying to watch for a long time. Incredibly famous. And produced and directed by an amazing director. But I found it to be slow, boring and without an obvious story. I have know doubt it’s hidden in there. But with the repeated use of music and sounds that were annoying, I really struggled to get to the end. And with no pay off. I’m sure at the time of release it was ground breaking in the cgi. That it was amazing at!! But story, no. Disappointing as I really wanted to like and or love this movie. I left it feeling really confused as to why it’s so famous. And it love movies of all decades and genres.
- qmechanJanuary 23, 2025After 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
- darsanMay 26, 2025"im afraid. im afraid, dave. dave, my mind is going. i can feel it. i can feel it. my mind is going. there is no question about it." the first time i watched this film i was tired and slept for the most part and woke up at the ending and was confused af but this time i locked in and it was ABSOLUTE CINEMAAA and it's one of my fav sci-fi epics ever.
- Mister ArnFebruary 8, 2025Unbelievable use of visual and sound or lack of sound. The cinematography is amazing and still holds up after more than 50 years.
- Eric BakkeJanuary 26, 2025I never quite connected with this film until I saw it on 4K with a proper sound system. The difference is night and day. The surround sound elevates the experience, making the music feel like a character in its own right and completely transforming how I saw the movie. It truly brought the movie to life in a way I hadn’t experienced before.
