2001: A Space Odyssey

"An epic drama of adventure and exploration."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.1/10

12,435 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 3 nominations

Won

Best Visual Effects

Nominated

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Best Director

Best Production Design

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BAFTA Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 1 nomination

Won

Best Sound

Nominated

Best Film

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Other Awards

🏆 5 wins•📋 2 nominations

Won

Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation

David di Donatello for best foreign production

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Kansas City Film Critics Circle for Best Director

Kansas City Film Critics Circle for Best Film

Nominated

United Nationss

Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$12.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$71.9M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$59.9M

ROI: +499%

Budget Recovery599% of budget

$0|Budget: $12.0M|Revenue: $71.9M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

307.0K

Daily Avg

5.1K

7-Day Trend

+13%

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Based On

Encounter in the Dawn

literary work

The Sentinel

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Harris

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Story Setting

Set In

Clavius BaseDiscovery OneTychoAfricaJupiterMoon

Time Period

20011999

Themes & Subjects

#spaceexploration#humanevolution#aitakeover#artificialintelligence

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

2010: The Year We Make Contact

1984

Characters

HAL 9000

Played by Douglas Rain

David Bowman

Played by Keir Dullea

Frank Poole

Played by Gary Lockwood

Heywood R. Floyd

Played by William Sylvester

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Film Editing

Ray Lovejoy

Music / Score

György LigetiAram KhachaturianJohann Strauss IIRichard Strauss

Costume Design

Edwin Hardy Amies

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distributors

Turner EntertainmentMetro-Goldwyn-MayerWarner Bros. Home Entertainment

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.2:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch 2001: A Space Odyssey

Available in 98 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaG	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG	Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaG	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG

United KingdomU

CanadaPG

AustraliaG

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

Austria12

+20 more countries

Production

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Writers

Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick

Production Companies

Stanley Kubrick ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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

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Sean Sullivan

Dr. Roy Michaels

No Image

Frank W. Miller

Mission Controller (voice)

No Image

Bill Weston

Astronaut

Ed Bishop

Aries-1B Lunar Shuttle Captain

Tags & Keywords

man vs machinemoonjupiterartificial intelligence (a.i.)based on novel or booktechnologysuper computerspace travelspace missionmoon baseastronautevolutionmonolithspace stationspace opera

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