2001: A Space Odyssey
84
Balasaur Score
Worth a look
1968 · Movie · 2h 29m · G
The read
A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 84/100. Every source lands within 7 points of the others, across 13,000 audience votes. The highest scoring of the 2 titles in its series. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic84/100
12,914 audience votes
Key crew
- Stanley KubrickScreenplay
- Arthur C. ClarkeScreenplay
- Stanley KubrickDirector
Cast
- Keir DulleaDr. David Bowman
- Gary LockwoodDr. Frank Poole
- William SylvesterDr. Heywood Floyd
- Douglas RainHAL 9000 (voice)
- Daniel RichterMoonwatcher
- Leonard RossiterDr. Andrei Smyslov
- Margaret TyzackElena
- Robert BeattyDr. Ralph Halvorsen
- Sean SullivanDr. Roy Michaels
- Frank W. MillerMission Controller (voice)
- Bill WestonAstronaut
- Ed BishopAries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain
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Themes
man vs machinemoonjupiterartificial intelligence (a.i.)based on novel or booktechnologysuper computerspace travelspace missionmoon baseastronautevolution
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