2001: A Space Odyssey
The ultimate trip.
From the first bone thrown into the sky to a mind beyond the infinite, Kubrick maps human evolution as a cold, beautiful mystery.
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Signature
- Action · Mind-Bending · Drama
- Worldwide
- $72M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
20 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How 2001: A Space Odyssey actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Perfect if you enjoyed
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
From the first bone thrown into the sky to a mind beyond the infinite, Kubrick maps human evolution as a cold, beautiful mystery.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
2001: A Space Odyssey appears in 7 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Space Movies Ranked #1
Ranked #1 because nothing else has matched its combination of rigour and mystery.
The trip that every other space film is measured against.
- Movies Like Interstellar Ranked #2
Ranked #2 because watch them back to back once.
The film Interstellar is openly answering.
- Adventure Movies Ranked #2
Ranked #2 because rated 9.3 by the Nutevio editors — one of the strongest adventure titles in the catalogue.
From the first bone thrown into the sky to a mind beyond the infinite, Kubrick maps human evolution as a cold, beautiful mystery.
- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #3
Ranked #3 because argument staged entirely in images.
Intelligence as the thing that outgrows us.
- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #3
Ranked #3 because rated 9.3 by the Nutevio editors — one of the strongest sci-fi titles in the catalogue.
From the first bone thrown into the sky to a mind beyond the infinite, Kubrick maps human evolution as a cold, beautiful mystery.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #4
Ranked #4 because still the most ambitious act of visual storytelling ever attempted.
Evolution as a cold, gorgeous puzzle.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #7
Ranked #7 because the original: every film on this list is answering it.
From the first tool to a mind beyond the infinite.
The record
Awards
7 wins · 9 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 4 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
BAFTA Awards
1 win · 2 nominations
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Film
Directors Guild of America Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerDirectors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
David di Donatello for best foreign production
1 win
- WinnerDavid di Donatello for best foreign production
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
1 win
- WinnerKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
United Nations Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerUnited Nations Awards
The numbers
Box Office & Release
2001: A Space Odyssey returned 6.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $12M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $72M
- Release date
- Apr 3, 1968
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- MPAA rating
- G
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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