With Christopher Nolan’s latest film, The Odyssey, on the horizon, some may want to take a look back at his earlier work.
Nolan’s Oppenheimer won three of the four major categories at the 2024 Oscars and seven statuettes total. It also competed with Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (2024). Many, if not all, of Nolan’s films tackle the theme of time as malleable and not necessarily linear. That aspect when applied to Odysseus’ journey in Homer’s epic poem combined with another frequent theme of ego and pride makes The Odyssey is a fitting entry in Nolan’s filmography.
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The director has worked with multiple actors and actresses in more than one of his films. Repeat or frequent collaborators include Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Robert Pattinson, Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page and Christian Bale.
Find where to stream 10 (or 13 if you include the full trilogy of Batman films) of Nolan’s best films.
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‘Memento’ (2000) – Netflix, Prime Video

Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Guy Pearce’s Leonard, a former insurance investigator suffering from anterograde amnesia, traces notes and tattoos to track down his wife’s murderer in Memento. The film also stars Carrie-Ann Moss as Natalie, Joe Pantoliano as Teddy, Mark Boone Junior as Burt, Jorja Fox as Leonard’s wife and more. The film received two Oscar nominations, one for Dody Dorn’s film editing and one for Christopher and Jonathan Nolan’s screenplay.
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Memento is currently streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock and on Kanopy and Hoopla for free.
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Insomnia (2002) – For Rent On Prime Video & Apple TV


Image Credit: courtesy Everett Collection Insomnia stars Al Pacino as Will Dormer, Robin Williams as Walter Finch, Hilary Swank as Ellie Burr, Martin Donovan as Hap Eckhart and more. The film follows a Los Angeles detective who trails a murder suspect in a small town in Alaska.
Insomnia is not currently available to stream anywhere, but it is for rent on Fandango, Spectrum, Prime Video and Apple TV.
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‘The Prestige’ (2006) – Hulu


Image Credit: Touchstone Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection The Prestige stars Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis and more. Nominated for two Oscars for art direction and Wally Pfister’s cinematography, the film follows two magicians (Bale and Jackman) who share a tragedy that drives them to best each other and destroy their lives in the process, chasing an illusion across Victorian London.
The Prestige is currently streaming on Hulu.
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‘The Dark Knight’ (‘Batman’ Trilogy) – HBO Max, Prime Video


Image Credit: Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection Batman Begins (2005) stars Christian Bale as the caped crusader, Michael Caine as Alfred, Liam Neeson as Ducard, Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes, Gary Oldman as Jim Gordan, Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane then Scarecrow, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox and more. Batman Begins is available to stream on HBO Max, Prime Video via the HBO Max add-on chanel and YouTube TV.
Heath Ledger joined The Dark Knight (2008) as the Joker in what became his final role. He won a posthumous Oscar for The Dark Knight (2008). It had six other nominations across makeup, cinematography. Aaron Eckhart portrayed Harvey Dent in the film alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Rachel. Nestor Carbonell also portrayed the Mayor. The second film in the trilogy is also streaming on HBO Max, Prime Video and Hulu via their HBO Max add-on chanels and YouTube TV.
Anne Hathaway first worked with Christopher Nolan on The Dark Knight Rises (2013), in which she starred as Selina Kyle, or Catwoman. Inception stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy and Marion Cotillard joined for the final film in the trio as Blake, Bane and Miranda, respectively. Matthew Modine played Foley, Ben Mendelsohn played Daggett and Burn Gorman played Stryver. The Dark Knight Rises is available to stream on HBO Max, Prime Video via the HBO Max add-on chanel and YouTube TV.
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‘Inception’ (2010) – For Rent On Prime Video, Spectrum


Image Credit: Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection Inception won four Oscars for Wally Pfister’s cinematography, sound editing by Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick, Richard King’s sound editing, visual effects by Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, Pete Bebb and Paul J. Franklin. It was nominated for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and Best Picture as well as Best Achievement in Art Direction and Best Achievement in Music Written for a Motion Picture.
The brain-melting film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Dileep Rao, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Pete Postlethwaite and Tom Berenger. The film is not currently streaming anywhere besides MGM+ with a 7-day free trial. It is available to rent on Prime Video and Spectrum.
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‘Interstellar’ (2014) – Hulu, Paramount+


Image Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon/Paramount Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Interstellar won one Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects by Paul J. Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott R. Fisher. It was also nominated for production design, sound editing, sound mixing and Hans Zimmer’s score. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy, John Lithgow, David Oyelowo, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Caine and more.
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Dunkirk (2017) – For Rent On Prime Video & Apple TV


Image Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon/©Warner Bros. Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Dunkirk is Nolan’s World War II film, which follows Allied soldiers from Belgium , the British Commonwealth and Empire and France as they become surrounded by the German Army and evacuate during a WWII battle. Kenneth Branagh, Finn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Damien Bonnard, Aneurin Barnard, Lee Armstrong, James Bloor, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Tom Hardy, Billy Howle and Harry Styles in a small role as his film debut.
Dunkirk is for rent on Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango and Spectrum.
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‘Tenet’ (2020) – For Rent On Prime Video & Apple TV


Image Credit: Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection Tenet is a divisive entry in Nolan’s catalogue. It stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki and more. Pattinson has become a repeat star for Nolan as he stars as Antinous in The Odyssey.
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‘Oppenheimer’ (2023) – For Rent On Prime Video & Apple TV


Image Credit: Universal Pictures/Everett Collection Half of the dynamic duo coined Barbenheimer that swept theaters in the summer of 2023 (when Taylor Swift was on the U.S. leg of her Eras tour and the second season of The Summer I Turned Pretty was rolling out), Oppenheimer netted many Oscars, including Christopher Nolan’s first for Best Picture as well as Best Director. Star Cillian Murphy also won the Best Actor award for his portrayal of the titular figure. The film drew from Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s 2005 biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. The film marked Nolan’s move to Universal, which is also distributing The Odyssey. Oppenheimer is not currently streaming anywhere, but it is available to rent on Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango, Spectrum and more.
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‘The Odyssey’ (2026)


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