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

1. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman

Votes: 330,748 | Gross: $45.51M

2. 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: 16,096

3. Ulysses (1954)

Not Rated | 94 min | Adventure, Fantasy

A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that depicts Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.

Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podestà

Votes: 4,647

4. Ulysse 31 (1981–1982)

TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

To return home and restore his cursed crew, a great hero of space and his child companions must find the Kingdom of Hades against all evil opposition.

Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Matt Birman, Sumi Shimamoto, Masane Tsukayama

Votes: 2,378

5. 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: 858

6. Odysseus: Voyage to the Underworld (2008)

88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

ODYSSEUS, The Warrior King, has been away from Ithaca for twenty years. The first ten he spent fighting the Trojan War; the last ten he spent fighting to get home. Among his adventures is ... See full summary »

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Arnold Vosloo, Steve Bacic, JR Bourne, Stefanie von Pfetten

Votes: 832

7. Odysseus the Greatest Hero of Them All (1986)

Family, Fantasy, History

Sir Tony Robinson tells the story of the great Greek hero in this 80s kids show. Hear the myths and legends surrounding the siege of Troy, the terrifying cyclops and the great Achilles.

Star: Tony Robinson

8. Paradise (2014)

68 min

The experience of living through two periods of depression and the quiet expectation of a third has endowed a filmmaker with the capacity to perceive the true beauty of life and to capture it on film.

Director: Alain Cavalier | Stars: Nine d'Urso, Thibault Duteil, Maia Fontaine, Corentin Lunedic

Votes: 146

9. Penelopa (2009)

80 min | Drama, History

This Australian-Croatian co-production appropriates Homer's tale of Penelope, which follows a woman's psychological struggle as she waits twenty years for her husband to return from the Trojan War.

Director: Ben Ferris | Stars: Natalie Finderle, Frano Maskovic, Petar Atanasoski, Dijana Babic

Votes: 57

10. Odysseus in America (2005)

Documentary, War

What matters in the heart of a soldier hasn't changed in 3,000 years.

Director: Charles Berkowitz | Stars: David Strathairn, Max Cleland, Tammy Duckworth, Nathaniel Fick

11. Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus (1905)

4 min | Short, Fantasy

When Ulysses of the Odyssey is trapped on the island of Calypso, he must fight Polyphemus, the giant monster that lives there.

Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès

Votes: 254

12. Unterwegs mit Odysseus (1979)

30 min | Animation, History

Unterwegs mit Odysseus is a German TV series from Anton Zink (text) and Tony Munzlinger (graphic and direction) from the year 1979. The 13 episodes from the cruising documentation were ... See full summary »

Star: Hans Clarin

Votes: 17

13. The Castaway - a Star Trek fan production (2022)

25 min | Short, Sci-Fi

Seven years ago, the U.S.S. Potemkin, NCC-1711, Captain Alex Grigory, commanding, was set upon by eleven Romulan Birds of Prey. The crew abandoned ship, but Alec Grigory was lost, presumed ... See full summary »

Directors: Bill Mackenzie, Christin Woods | Stars: Jeffrey Green, Mj Johnson, Dakota Dodge, Christopher Gilstrap

14. Outis Suite (2014)

75 min | Adventure

Outis Suite. Suite because is a sequence of the most significant adventures of the Homeric hero. Outis, Nobody, is the name used by Odysseus to fool Polyphemus. On a background of the ... See full summary »

Director: Mimmo Mongelli | Stars: Tonia Argento, Catia Camarda, Mimmo Capozzi, Lorenzo D'Armento

15. The Voyage of Odysseus (1987 TV Movie)

28 min | Documentary

The voyage section of Homer's classic tale is retold by the voice of a muse, Julie Harris, who recalls the essence of the adventure. A remarkable visual experience that captures the mythic quality of the ancient story.

Director: Pieter Van Deusen | Stars: Baran Barut, Julie Harris

16. Odyssée: Sur les traces d'Ulysse (2000 Video Game)

Adventure

At the request of Penelope, who has had no news of her husband Ulysses for ten years after the Trojan War, his childhood friend Heritias, who has fallen into disgrace after an apparently ... See full summary »

Stars: Cyrille Artaux, Arnaud Caron, Pierre-Alain de Garrigues, Benoît Gourley

17. The Last Ship (2014–2018)
Episode: Tempest (2017)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

With an enormous storm on the horizon, Nathan James must navigate an equally terrifying threat in order to make it to safety.

Director: Peter Weller | Stars: Eric Dane, Adam Baldwin, Bridget Regan, Charles Parnell

Votes: 635

18. Rocket Robin Hood (1966–1969)
Episode: Young Mr. Ulysses (1968)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Adventure, Family

Rocket Robin Hood and Little John assist the younger Ulysses to recover the Golden Fleece protected by his enemies, the giant Cyclops, the Hydra, and Medusa.

Votes: 13