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Name: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Genre: adventure, mystery, science-fiction
Released: 1968
Duration: 2 h 29 min
Rating: 8.3

2001: A Space Odyssey has an iRankMovies score of 84.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

An epic drama of adventure and exploration.

Release:1968

Runtime:2h 29m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Stanley Kubrick

Language:English

Genre

AdventureMysteryScience Fiction

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Keywords

Man Vs MachineMoonJupiterArtificial Intelligence A IBased On Novel Or BookTechnologySuper ComputerSpace Travel

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2001: A Space Odyssey rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.3/10· 773K votes

Rotten Tomatoes90%

Metacritic84%

TMDb8.049/10· 13K votes

With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.3/10 on IMDb and 84/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About 2001: A Space Odyssey

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 of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Keir Dullea
as Dr. David Bowman
Gary Lockwood
as Dr. Frank Poole
William Sylvester
as Dr. Heywood Floyd
Douglas Rain
as HAL 9000 (voice)
Daniel Richter
as Moonwatcher
Leonard Rossiter
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Margaret Tyzack
as Elena
Robert Beatty
as Dr. Ralph Halvorsen
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Sean Sullivan
as Dr. Roy Michaels
F
Frank W. Miller
as Mission Controller (voice)
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Bill Weston
as Astronaut
Ed Bishop
as Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain

2001: A Space Odyssey facts

Budget: $12M
Box office: $71.9M
Collection: The Space Odyssey Series

Our take on 2001: A Space Odyssey

Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece spans from the dawn of man to a journey beyond the stars, confronting evolution, artificial intelligence and the unknowable in images of staggering beauty. Cerebral, hypnotic and almost wordless, it remains the most ambitious science-fiction film ever made. If its awe and mystery gripped you, seek out cerebral, visually monumental sci-fi that trades action for wonder and big questions.

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Kubrick's visionary sci-fi explores consciousness with philosophical depth
•Artificial intelligence rebellion themes remain startlingly relevant today
•Complicated narrative rewards patient viewers with intellectual satisfaction

What the audience disliked

•Glacial pacing tests endurance of even devoted science fiction fans
•Abstract storytelling alienates audiences seeking conventional narrative structure

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