Will The Odyssey, criticized by MAGA & Musk, score a Tomatometer rating of 90%+ when released on 7/17?

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" opened to a 98% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes based on more than 140 reviews when it went into wide release on July 17, 2026, clearing the 90% threshold the market asked about and marking the highest Tomatometer score of Nolan's career. The film, an adaptation of Homer's epic starring Matt Damon as Odysseus alongside Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron, had premiered in London on July 6 to strong early buzz. The score topped the 94% previously held jointly by "The Dark Knight" and "Memento" as Nolan's best-reviewed films.

An early audience score of 97% from verified ticket buyers also outpaced his prior releases. The critical reception came despite a public backlash earlier in the year from some conservative commentators and Elon Musk, who criticized casting and creative choices before the film's release; critics largely treated those complaints as irrelevant to the finished product. Two-thirds of Predict Six users had forecast the film would clear 90%, correctly anticipating that Nolan's reputation and the ensemble cast would translate into strong reviews regardless of the pre-release online controversy.