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1968 · 2h 23m · G · Science Fiction · Mystery · Adventure
Rotten Tomatoes 92%Metacritic 84/100TMDB 8.0/10 (12,795 votes)
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke. Its plot was inspired by several short stories optioned from Clarke, primarily "The Sentinel" (1951) and "Encounter in the Dawn" (1953). The film stars Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, and Douglas Rain, and follows a voyage by astronauts, scientists, and the sentient supercomputer HAL 9000 to Jupiter to investigate an alien monolith.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Box office $72M worldwide
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age 12+Common Sense Media calls it a Kubrick sci-fi masterpiece still relevant for age 12+; Movie Mom recommends middle school with characters in peril.[1][2]
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