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2001: A Space Odyssey
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G,2hrs 19min
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January 1, 1968
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Warner Bros. Pictures
Synopsis: A mind-bending sci-fi symphony, Stanley Kubrick's landmark 1968 epic pushed the limits of narrative and special effects toward a meditation on technology and humanity. Based on Arthur C. Clarke's story The Sentinel, Kubrick and Clarke's screenplay is structured in four movements. At the "Dawn of Man," a group of hominids encounters a mysterious black monolith alien to their surroundings. To the strains of Strauss's 1896 Also sprach Zarathustra, a hominid invents the first weapon, using a bone to ... Full Synopsis
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Only a few films are transcendent, and work upon our minds and imaginations like music or prayer or a vast belittling landscape...Alone among science-fiction movies, 2001 is not concerned with thrilling us, but with inspiring our awe. Read Review
Metascore
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86
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Bowman
Dr. Heywood Floyd
Moonwatcher, the Man-Ape
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Arthur C. Clarke, March 19, age 90: The visionary science fiction writer was born in England, though...
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2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey [Special Edition]
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2001: A Space Odyssey
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2001: A Space Odyssey
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