Yet the arrival of another feature-film version of the ancient epic on streaming has slipped under the radar.

Understandably, this movie stands in the shadow ofNolansOdyssey, but its a worthy watch nonetheless.

“The key to this successful casting is Fiennes’s ability to communicate with his eyes.

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Its not actually telling quite the same story as NolansOdyssey.

Matt Damon in The Odyssey and Ralph Fiennes in The Return (2024)

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The Odyssey is director Christopher Nolan’s take on Homer’s iconic Greek epic poem that follows Odysseus’s grueling 10-year journey home from the Trojan War.

John Turturro, George Clooney, and Tim Blake Nelson in the woods in O Brother, Where Art Thou?

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After two decades away, Odysseus returns to Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable, only to find his kingdom transformed and his place as king threatened. As he navigates the political and personal upheavals of his homeland, he must confront the ghosts of his past and reclaim his legacy.

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The Return