Variety has published a ranking of every major performance in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," his $250 million, Imax 70mm adaptation of Homer's epic about Odysseus's journey home from Troy. The film has defied early online scepticism to become a major hit, taking $124.5 million domestically on its opening weekend and prompting speculation about a possible Best Picture run, with several cast members tipped for awards consideration.

The list orders performances from worst to best, with Tom Holland's Telemachus criticised for lacking conviction until an emotional late scene, and Mia Goth's brief turn as Melantho described as puzzling given her underwritten role. Benny Safdie's armoured, largely unseen Agamemnon draws mixed reactions online despite Nolan deliberately obscuring the actor's face, while Jon Bernthal's Menelaus is also assessed, alongside other cast members not detailed in this excerpt.

– Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is a box office and critical success
– Variety ranks the cast's performances from worst to best
– Tom Holland and Mia Goth rank among the weaker performances so far