The Great Chess Movie vs The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for The Great Chess Movie). The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic is the shorter watch at 23m compared with 1h 19m. The Great Chess Movie is the older of the two (1982 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Great Chess Movie
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic| The Great Chess Movie | The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1982 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 19m | 23m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle | – |
| Main cast | Pascal Rollin, Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Kortchnoi, Fernando Arrabal, Boris Spassky | Himesh Patel, Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Tom Holland |
Synopsis
The Great Chess Movie
In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and American Bobby Fischer. Chess aficionados Camille Coudari and Fernando Arrabal analyze the personalities and strategies of the players and comment on the interplay of politics and chess.
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic
Go behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan's mythic action epic, The Odyssey. This special documentary explores the monumental undertaking of adapting Homer’s foundational saga for the big screen, charting a grueling 91-day principal photography schedule across six countries. From the revolutionary use of brand-new IMAX film technology to the massive coordination of over 5,300 custom-designed costumes, discover how a star-studded cast led by…
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