The Odyssey
2016 · Movie · PG · 122 min · ★ 6.6 · 68% critics
Over three decades, a driven undersea explorer turns bold ocean expeditions into worldwide fame while juggling family tensions, funding pressures, and growing responsibilities. As the voyages expand from adventure to science and conservation, the personal costs of ambition become harder to ignore.
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Details
- Original title
- L'Odyssée
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-10-12
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (433 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a character-focused true-life adventure with ocean exploration, family strain, and big ambitions, plus beautiful sea imagery; Not for you if you want nonstop action or a pure expedition film like Jappeloup.
Pros: striking underwater sequences; inspiring true-story scope; strong performances | Cons: leans into melodrama; exploration feels sidelined; uneven focus and pacing
Themes
- based on novel or book
- biography
- environmental activist
- unfaithful husband
- singing around campfire
- frenchman abroad
- singing on a boat
Cast & crew
Lambert Wilson
as Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Pierre Niney
as Philippe Cousteau
Audrey Tautou
as Simone Melchior Cousteau
Laurent Lucas
as Philippe Tailliez
Benjamin Lavernhe
as Jean-Michel Cousteau
Vincent Heneine
as Albert 'Bébert' Falco
Thibault de Montalembert
as Etienne Deshaies
Roger Van Hool
as Daniel Cousteau dit Daddy
Chloe Hirschman
as Jan Cousteau
Adam Neill
as David Wolper
Directed by Jérôme Salle