Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "odyssey"

1. Apocalypse Now (1979)

R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War

A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest

Votes: 710,843 | Gross: $83.47M

2. After Hours (I) (1985)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho he met that evening at a coffee shop.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Tommy Chong

Votes: 81,531 | Gross: $10.60M

3. The Fountain (2006)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.

Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Sean Patrick Thomas, Ellen Burstyn

Votes: 248,851 | Gross: $10.14M

4. Good Boys (2019)

R | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy

Three 6th-grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party.

Director: Gene Stupnitsky | Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Molly Gordon

Votes: 81,848 | Gross: $83.14M

5. The Wiz (1978)

G | 134 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross

Votes: 17,061 | Gross: $21.05M

6. Walkabout (1971)

GP | 100 min | Adventure, Drama

Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.

Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, Luc Roeg, John Meillon

Votes: 27,361 | Gross: $0.02M

7. About Schmidt (2002)

R | 125 min | Drama

A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates

Votes: 133,623 | Gross: $65.02M

8. The Hummingbird Project (2018)

R | 111 min | Drama, Thriller

A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.

Director: Kim Nguyen | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek, Michael Mando

Votes: 16,387 | Gross: $0.37M

9. The Odyssey (1997)

PG-13 | 88 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.

Stars: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters

Votes: 16,107

10. My Dinner with Andre (1981)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.

Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn, Jean Lenauer, Roy Butler

Votes: 25,807 | Gross: $5.25M

11. The Painted Bird (2019)

Unrated | 169 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II where he encounters many different characters.

Director: Václav Marhoul | Stars: Petr Kotlár, Nina Sunevic, Alla Sokolova, Stanislav Bilyi

Votes: 7,635

12. Broken Flowers (2005)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Julie Delpy

Votes: 106,855 | Gross: $13.74M

13. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

PG | 94 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

In 1931, three half-white, half-Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their houses to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a journey across the Outback.

Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Kenneth Branagh, Laura Monaghan

Votes: 30,270 | Gross: $6.17M

14. The Case for Christ (2017)

PG | 112 min | Biography, Drama

An investigative journalist and self-proclaimed atheist sets out to disprove the existence of God after his wife becomes a Christian.

Director: Jon Gunn | Stars: Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Faye Dunaway, Frankie Faison

Votes: 10,329 | Gross: $14.68M

15. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Set in 431 BC during the Pelopenesian War, play as either a male or female mercenary as you embark on your own epic odyssey to become a legendary Spartan hero in a world where every choice matters.

Directors: Jonathan Dumont, Scott Phillips, Sophie Ann Rooney | Stars: Melissanthi Mahut, Michael Antonakos, Leonidas Castrounis, Maria Syrgiannis

Votes: 9,716

16. Monkey (1978–2004)

Action, Adventure, Comedy

An adaptation of a Chinese folktale about a pilgrimage to the West undertaken by a monk and his divine guardians.

Stars: Masaaki Sakai, Shirô Kishibe, Masako Natsume, Miriam Margolyes

Votes: 2,136

17. The Plague Dogs (1982)

PG-13 | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Two dogs escape from a laboratory and are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.

Director: Martin Rosen | Stars: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin, James Bolam, Nigel Hawthorne

Votes: 8,815

18. Lean on Pete (2017)

R | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport

A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.

Director: Andrew Haigh | Stars: Charlie Plummer, Amy Seimetz, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi

Votes: 13,959 | Gross: $1.16M

19. Walk on the Wild Side (1962)

Approved | 114 min | Drama, Romance

A man arrives in New Orleans searching for his former girlfriend, an artist who now works in a bordello.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Capucine, Jane Fonda, Anne Baxter

Votes: 2,944

20. Gerry (2002)

R | 103 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A friendship between two young men is tested when they go for a hike in a desert and forget to bring any water or food with them.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Casey Affleck, Matt Damon

Votes: 19,707 | Gross: $0.24M

21. Harry and Tonto (1974)

R | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, René Enríquez, Herbert Berghof

Votes: 6,227 | Gross: $1.26M

22. Ulysses' Gaze (1995)

Unrated | 176 min | Drama, War

An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.

Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Maia Morgenstern, Erland Josephson, Thanasis Vengos

Votes: 7,447 | Gross: $0.04M

23. The Cut (I) (2014)

Not Rated | 138 min | Adventure, Drama, History

In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.

Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram Khoury, Hindi Zahra

Votes: 8,006 | Gross: $0.03M

24. Super Mario Odyssey (2017 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family

Mario must travel to worlds unknown in order to stop Bowser from marrying Princess Peach.

Director: Kenta Motokura | Stars: Kate Higgins, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Kenny James, Samantha Kelly

Votes: 5,365

25. Odissea (1968)

GP | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Odysseus' journey told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.

Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Carlo Alighiero, Leonard Steckel, Constantin Andrieu

Votes: 860

26. Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

PG-13 | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Two Russians push the wrong button on a strange device and end up on the telepathic planet Pluke with its strange societal norms.

Director: Georgiy Daneliya | Stars: Stanislav Lyubshin, Evgeniy Leonov, Yuriy Yakovlev, Levan Gabriadze

Votes: 13,769

27. America America (1963)

Approved | 174 min | Adventure, Drama

A young Greek stops at nothing to secure a passage to America.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Elena Karam, Harry Davis

Votes: 5,996

28. Star Trek: Odyssey (2007–2011)

Short, Sci-Fi

A Star Trek fan production based on the Homer's The Odyssey telling the story of a spaceship trying to go home after getting lost in the Andromeda Galaxy.

Stars: Brandon McConnell, Michelle G. O'Neil, Julia Morizawa, Matthew Montgomery

Votes: 124

29. Calamari Union (1985)

Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

An exodus to a better life in Eira.

Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Timo Eränkö, Kari Heiskanen, Asmo Hurula, Sakke Järvenpää

Votes: 3,944

30. Down River (2018)

70 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires while finding a way back to their battalion.

Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, Zachary Greene, Cody Poirot, Nicholas Winand

Votes: 589

31. Final Voyage (2019)

TV-PG | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Two dissimilar men flee from a desolate planet and search in space for a new home.

Director: Marcel Barion | Stars: Torben Föllmer, Milan Pesl, Vincenz Türpe

Votes: 624

32. Troy the Odyssey (2017)

TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Based on the Epic Greek Poem as sung by Homer.

Director: Tekin Girgin | Stars: Dylan Vox, Lara Heller, Hachem Hicham, David Gray

Votes: 760

33. Journey to the West (1986–2000)

45 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Participate in the legendary long pilgrimage of Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk Tang Shen, who traveled to the western regions of Central Asia and India to obtain sacred Buddhist texts.

Stars: Liu Xiao Ling Tong, Dehua Ma, Huaili Yan, Shaohua Xu

Votes: 1,735

34. Gilgamesh: First Epic

Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Announced

A time of magic in man's 1st epic poem etched 5000 years ago, haunted by the gods and rivaled by the stunning Divine Estera, young handsome King Gilgamesh adopts a wild man as his best friend, infuriating Estera, who falls madly in love.

35. The Truce (1997)

R | 125 min | Drama, War

Based on Primo Levi's autobiographical "The Reawakening".

Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: John Turturro, Rade Serbedzija, Massimo Ghini, Stefano Dionisi

Votes: 1,830 | Gross: $0.07M

36. Lissa's Trip (2022)

75 min | Drama

An actress tries to get across town for a critical audition except she accidentally took a LOT of acid. Loosely based off the Odyssey, apologies to Homer.

Director: Jeffery Scott Lando | Stars: Sofia Vassilieva, Tygh Runyan, Brendan Beiser, Mandy May Cheetham

Votes: 17

37. Lapland Odyssey (2010)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Janne has made a career out of living on welfare; suddenly, his girlfriend gives him an ultimatum: Buy a new digital TV box or she will leave him.

Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Pamela Tola, Jussi Vatanen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Timo Lavikainen

Votes: 6,549

38. Nostos: The Return (1989)

85 min | Adventure, History

At the end of the war, Odysseus, the wandering hero, with his companions begins his sail back home to the Mediterranean. The conclusion of his adventure is delayed by many natural obstacles... See full summary »

Director: Franco Piavoli | Stars: Luigi Mezzanotte, Branca de Camargo, Alex Carozzo, Paola Agosti

Votes: 519

39. Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World (2019)

90 min | Animation, Adventure, History

Story of one of the most incredible adventures ever happened: the first trip around the world.

Director: Ángel Alonso | Stars: Kiko Jauregi, Iñaki Beraetxe, Aintzane Crujeiras, José Vera

Votes: 438

40. Bye Bye Braverman (1968)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

Four Jewish intellectuals carpool to the funeral of their old friend Leslie Braverman, who died suddenly at age 41.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: George Segal, Jack Warden, Joseph Wiseman, Sorrell Booke

Votes: 857

41. Storm Over Asia (1928)

74 min | Drama, War

After a run-in with the law, a Mongolian man becomes a fugitive and joins the Russian Civil War.

Director: Vsevolod Pudovkin | Stars: I. Inkizhinov, I. Dedintsev, Valéry Inkijinoff, Aleksandr Chistyakov

Votes: 2,312

42. Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (1968)

130 min | Adventure, Comedy

A pompous, adventure-seeking businessman journeys through Africa with a clumsy employee to find his own disappeared brother-in-law.

Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Bernard Blier, Alfredo Marchetti, Franca Bettoia

Votes: 1,051

43. L'incroyable périple de Magellan (2022– )

Documentary, History

Ferdinand Magellan fulfills Columbus' dream, finding a westward route to Asia. The docu-series depicts Magellan's epic 16th century voyage during which his crew discovered new lands and peoples before he perished.

Stars: Christian Gonon, Frank Röth, Patrick Brull, François de Riberolles

Votes: 109

44. The Mystic Warrior (1984 TV Movie)

300 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Saga about a proud band of Sioux Indians, and the efforts of one brave to save his people from destruction through the use of mysterious powers handed down by ancestors.

Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Robert Beltran, Devon Ericson, Rion Hunter, Victoria Racimo

Votes: 128

45. Where is Gilgamesh? (2024)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Post-production

A priceless tablet of Gilgamesh, the oldest and most important work of literature is stolen from a Museum. A security guard vows to do whatever it takes to get it back from a group of smugglers. Along the way, he face his own inner demons.

Director: Karzan Kardozi | Stars: Barzan Yunis, Goran Dlshad, Ragash Kizhan, Yasin Omar

46. Ivan & Abraham (1993)

105 min | Drama

The action of the movie takes place in the thirties before the Jewish pogrom in the border town of Poland, which became a kind of emigration zone. Two teenagers - Ivan and Abram - run away from the dictates of adults into a big life.

Director: Yolande Zauberman | Stars: Roma Alexandrovitch, Aleksandr Yakovlev, Vladimir Mashkov, Mariya Lipkina

Votes: 277 | Gross: $0.16M

47. Mission Odyssey (2002–2003)

22 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

Wagering against the goddess Athena that he can prevent Ulysses from reaching Ithaca, Poseidon sends the hero and his band of warriors where they must battle fantastic mythological creatures of might and magic.

Stars: Colleen Clinkenbeard, Dan Green, Marc Thompson, Jason Griffith

Votes: 81

48. Down the Road Again (2011)

84 min | Drama

Recently retired and living in Vancouver, Pete is estranged from his old life in Eastern Canada until he is brought back to Toronto and Nova Scotia by the news that his old best friend, Joey, has died.

Director: Donald Shebib | Stars: Doug McGrath, Kathleen Robertson, Anthony Lemke, Jayne Eastwood

Votes: 164

49. Exvallis

92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery | Post-production

Tragedy sends a young woman on a voyage through the wilderness of death and time.

Director: Robbie Banfitch | Stars: Bethany Grace Lacasse, Leslie Ann Banfitch, Scott Schamell, Jonette Boyd

50. Baciami piccina (2006)

111 min | Comedy, Drama, History

7th September 1943. The honest and reliable carabiniere Umberto is sent to escort the flamboyant con man Raoul Nuvolini from Terni to Venice. Umberto's fiancée Luisa follows him against his... See full summary »

Director: Roberto Cimpanelli | Stars: Neri Marcorè, Vincenzo Salemme, Elena Russo, Marco Messeri

Votes: 137