★ 8.3 1968 UK 149 min

2001: A Space Odyssey

“The ultimate trip.”

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

After discovering a mysterious artifact beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins — with the help of the world's most advanced supercomputer, HAL 9000.

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Keir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterDouglas RainDaniel RichterLeonard RossiterMargaret TyzackRobert Beatty

Screenplay — Stanley Kubrick

Cinematography — Geoffrey Unsworth

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