Film

2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

  • Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
  • 149 min
  • G

An epic drama of adventure and exploration.

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.

Science FictionMysteryAdventureman vs machinemoonjupiterartificial intelligence (a.i.)based on novel or booktechnologysuper computerspace travelspace missionmoon baseastronautevolution

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