Question

Name any modern day literary or film allusion to the Odyssey?

Answer 1

'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' is a whole movie loosely based off the Odyssey.
'The Spongebob Squarepants Movie' has a couple references, like the bag of wind and the scuba guy (representing the cyclops) and their goal to save Mr. Krabs.
'The Penelopiad' is a novel by Margaret Atwood that tells Penelope's side. Not so much an allusion as a direct reference though.
'Tales of Brave Ulysses' is a song by Cream.
'Life of Pi' could be considered suggestive of the Odyssey, with the carnivorous island.
Basically any adventure tale can be portrayed as referential if you bend the words the right way.
I'm not sure but 'The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear' by Walter Moers might work, too.

Answer 2

Don't forget about the movie 'Troy'