Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche star in this gritty retelling of Odysseus' return home from war. After 20 years away...
Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche star in this gritty retelling of Odysseus' return home from war. After 20 years away Odysseus decides to come back. The King has finally returned home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war...
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78 %85 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
77 %115 reviewsAudience score rating
"Relies mainly on the elemental power of Fiennes and Binoche..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Gorgeous to behold, but there just isn’t enough there."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A thoughtfully acted but solemn slog."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Works neither as a CliffsNotes version of The Odyssey nor as its own stand-alone tale."
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Vulture
Vulture"The Return may render its mythological figures lifelike through flesh and blood, but nowhere inside that viscera lies a beating heart."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"When there’s precious little scenery to chew, the best actors know their words have to be enough."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Pasolini’s commitment to realism here fails to get at the violent, dark heart of the classic story."
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IndieWire
IndieWireThe Return | Details
- Rating
- 15, strong bloody violence, brief nudity
- Runtime
- 116
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA, France, Greece, Italy, UK
