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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · United States / United Kingdom

adventure · mystery · sci-fi

7.43Must-See #3composite canon score · ranked #3 of 6563 in our library · on 15 lists & awards

Score = weighted sum over every cited appearance below — methodology.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Unknown authorUnknown author · CC BY-SA 4.0

Where it appears

Every appearance is a citable fact; the points column shows what each contributes to the composite score.

AppearanceSourcePoints
Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #1Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll3.000
Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #6Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll1.069
AFI 100 (2007) #15AFI 100 (2007)0.500
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1968 #5Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International)0.387
Empire 500 (2008) #16Empire 500 (2008)0.367
AFI 100 (1998) #22AFI 100 (1998)0.332
Ebert's annual top 10 1968 #2Ebert's annual top 100.316
BAFTA Best Film nominee 1969BAFTA Best Film0.300
National Film Registry (inducted 1991)National Film Registry0.226
Vatican film listVatican film list0.218
Letterboxd Top 250 #245Letterboxd Top 2500.189
NYT Best 1,000 MoviesNYT Best 1,000 Movies0.167
Roger Ebert's Great MoviesRoger Ebert's Great Movies0.133
Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite moviesEdgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies0.112
Rosenbaum's Essential CinemaRosenbaum's Essential Cinema0.112

Awards

  • BAFTA Best Film nominee 1969