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From the development of man at the dawn of time to the distant future when all human life is reduced to pure thought, Kubrick's masterpiece is the ultimate trip through time and space, logic and wonder. Astounding Oscar-winning special effects, HAL the almost-human computer and a stirring Richard Strauss soundtrack make this a milestone in cinema history. Kubrick was nominated as Best Director of 1968.

When the world is ruled by apes, one particular group discovers a mysterious rectangular monolith near their home, which imparts upon them the knowledge of tool use, and enables them to evolve into men. A similar monolith is discovered on the moon, and is determined to have come from an area near Jupiter. Astronaut David Bowman, along with four companions, sets off for Jupiter on a spaceship controlled by HAL 9000, a revolutionary computer system that is every bit mankind's equal, and perhaps his superior. When HAL endangers the crew's lives for the sake of the mission, Bowman will have to first overcome the computer, then travel to the birthplace of the monolith.