2001: A Space Odyssey

1968 Stanley Kubrick 2h 29m
Science Fiction Mystery Adventure

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.

Cast

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

Vibes

Curious Visually Stunning Mind Bending Critic Favorite
The Filmatic Record No. 3 in The Filmatic 100 In: Sci-Fi That Thinks

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with 2001: A Space Odyssey

Solaris 1972
The two poles of philosophical sci-fi. One cold, one warm, both infinite. Watch as a double feature
Interstellar 2014
The two greatest space films ever made. One is cold and cosmic. The other is warm and human. Watch as a double feature
Alien 1979
Silence in space. Two films that understood the cosmos is both awe-inspiring and deadly. Watch as a double feature
Contact 1997
Transcendent cosmic encounters. Two films about the moment humanity hears something from the other side. Watch as a double feature

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