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Summary 2001: A Space Odyssey is a countdown to tomorrow, a road map to human destiny, a quest for the infinite. To begin his voyage into the future, Kubrick visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millenia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever conceived) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Dulle...

2001: A Space Odyssey
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 25 Critic Reviews
must-see
84
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 1,300 User Ratings
8.2
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Summary 2001: A Space Odyssey is a countdown to tomorrow, a road map to human destiny, a quest for the infinite. To begin his voyage into the future, Kubrick visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millenia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever conceived) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Dulle...

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 25 Critic Reviews
84
80% Positive
20 Reviews
12% Mixed
3 Reviews
8% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 25 Critic Reviews
84
80% Positive
20 Reviews
12% Mixed
3 Reviews
8% Negative
2 Reviews

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 1,300 User Ratings
8.2
83% Positive
1074 Ratings
6% Mixed
82 Ratings
11% Negative
144 Ratings

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 1,300 User Ratings
8.2
83% Positive
1074 Ratings
6% Mixed
82 Ratings
11% Negative
144 Ratings

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Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Stanley Kubrick Productions
Release Date Apr 2, 1968
Duration 2 h 29 m
Rating G
Tagline Let the Awe and Mystery of a Journey Unlike Any Other Begin
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations