Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysAPA Heritage MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)

Alexander

  • 20042004
  • RR
  • 2h 55m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
169K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,002
153
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • IMDbPro
Anthony Hopkins, Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie, and Colin Farrell in Alexander (2004)
Home Video Trailer from Warner Home Video
Play trailer0:31
2 Videos
99+ Photos
  • Action
  • Biography
  • Drama

Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.

IMDb RATING
5.6/10
169K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,002
153
  • Director
    • Oliver Stone
  • Writers
    • Oliver Stone
    • Christopher Kyle
    • Laeta Kalogridis
  • Stars
    • Colin Farrell
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Rosario Dawson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Oliver Stone
  • Writers
    • Oliver Stone
    • Christopher Kyle
    • Laeta Kalogridis
  • Stars
    • Colin Farrell
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Rosario Dawson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.4KUser reviews
    • 230Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 19 nominations

    Videos2

    Alexander (2004)
    Trailer 0:31
    Alexander (2004)
    What Roles Has Colin Farrell Been Considered For?
    Clip 3:40
    What Roles Has Colin Farrell Been Considered For?

    Photos243

    Jared Leto in Alexander (2004)
    Bin Bunluerit in Alexander (2004)
    Jared Leto, Colin Farrell, Rory McCann, and Neil Jackson in Alexander (2004)
    Alexander (2004)
    Oliver Stone in Alexander (2004)
    Anthony Hopkins in Alexander (2004)
    Jared Leto in Alexander (2004)
    Dale Dye in Alexander (2004)
    Alexander (2004)
    Val Kilmer and Colin Farrell in Alexander (2004)
    Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie, and Colin Farrell in Alexander (2004)
    Oliver Stone, Colin Farrell, and Elliot Cowan in Alexander (2004)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Alexanderas Alexander
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Old Ptolemyas Old Ptolemy
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Roxaneas Roxane
    Angelina Jolie
    Angelina Jolie
    • Olympiasas Olympias
    David Bedella
    David Bedella
    • Scribeas Scribe
    Jessie Kamm
    Jessie Kamm
    • Child Alexanderas Child Alexander
    Val Kilmer
    Val Kilmer
    • Philipas Philip
    Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    Fiona O'Shaughnessy
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Connor Paolo
    Connor Paolo
    • Young Alexanderas Young Alexander
    Patrick Carroll
    • Young Hephaistionas Young Hephaistion
    Brian Blessed
    Brian Blessed
    • Wrestling Traineras Wrestling Trainer
    Peter Williamson
    Peter Williamson
    • Young Nearchusas Young Nearchus
    Morgan Christopher Ferris
    Morgan Christopher Ferris
    • Young Cassanderas Young Cassander
    Rob Earley
    Rob Earley
    • Young Ptolemyas Young Ptolemy
    • (as Robert Earley)
    Aleczander Gordon
    Aleczander Gordon
    • Young Perdiccasas Young Perdiccas
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Aristotleas Aristotle
    Gary Stretch
    Gary Stretch
    • Cleitusas Cleitus
    John Kavanagh
    John Kavanagh
    • Parmenionas Parmenion
    • Director
      • Oliver Stone
    • Writers
      • Oliver Stone
      • Christopher Kyle
      • Laeta Kalogridis
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
    • All cast & crew

    More like this

    Kingdom of Heaven
    7.2
    Kingdom of Heaven
    Troy
    7.3
    Troy
    King Arthur
    6.3
    King Arthur
    The Eagle
    6.2
    The Eagle
    Robin Hood
    6.6
    Robin Hood
    Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
    5.5
    Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
    Alexander the Great
    6.7
    Alexander the Great
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
    5.7
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
    300: Rise of an Empire
    6.2
    300: Rise of an Empire
    Beowulf
    6.3
    Beowulf
    Enemy at the Gates
    7.6
    Enemy at the Gates
    The Patriot
    7.2
    The Patriot

    Storyline

    Edit
    Conquering ninety percent of the known world by the age of twenty-five, Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell) led his armies through twenty-two thousand miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years. Coming out of tiny Macedonia, Alexander led his armies against the mighty Persian Empire, drove west to Egypt, and finally made his way east to India. This movie concentrated on those eight years of battles, as well as his relationship with his boyhood friend and battle mate, Hephaistion (Jared Leto). Alexander died young, of illness, at the age of thirty-two. Alexander's conquests paved the way for the spread of Greek culture (facilitating the spread of Christianity centuries later), and removed many of the obstacles that might have prevented the expansion of the Roman Empire. In other words, the world we know today might never have been if not for Alexander's bloody, yet unifying, conquest. —austin4577@aol.com
    • ancient greece
    • greek
    • macedonia
    • sex slave
    • female rear nudity
    • 425 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Warrior. King. Lover. Seeker. Conqueror. Savior.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Biography
      • Drama
      • History
      • War
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for violence and some sexuality/nudity
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      The biography of Alexander by Oxford University professor Robin Lane Fox was an original inspiration and source of information for writer and director Oliver Stone. As a historical advisor, Professor Fox didn't get on-screen credit. His price for giving his advice was to be allowed to take a place at the head of what is one of the largest cavalry charges ever filmed. Professor Fox was used to riding around the English countryside, but gladly dressed up as a Macedonean cavalry officer to live his dream of charging for Alexander.
    • Goofs
      In Gaugamela Battle, we can clearly hear that the Persian army leaders are talking Arabic. But this battle was before Arabs invasion to Persia so there weren't Arabic words in Persian.
    • Quotes

      Old Ptolemy: The truth is never simple and yet it is. The truth is we did kill him. By silence we consented... because we couldn't go on. But by Ares, what did we have to look forward to but to be discarded in the end like Cleitus? After all this time, to give away our wealth to Asian sycophants we despised? Mixing the races? Harmony? Oh, he talked of these things. I never believe in his dream. None of us did. That's the truth of his life. The dreamers exhaust us. They must die before they kill us with their blasted dreams.

    • Alternate versions
      The Director's Cut is 9 minutes shorter than the 175-minute theatrical version. It is a reworked version although seamless to many. 18 minutes were cut and 9 added. Many of the added or extended sequences involve Val Kilmer and Angelina Jolie's characters. The battle of Gaugamela now starts earlier. Taking a cue from classic movie epics, the opening reel now set up the basic themes with greater economy: Alexander's Oedipal relationship with his parents, Olympias' ambitions for her son, the boy's need to surpass his father, and the entirely natural way in which myth/religion is shown as integral to the ancients' behavior. Oliver Stone reworked the third act, too, juxtaposing events in India and Greece. Jolie's Olympias emerges now more as a genuinely pathetic figure in the whole tragedy. Ptolemy's final scene was edited. Stone also slightly reworked Alexander's death scene because of audience feedback, adding 17 seconds to the scene.
    • Connections
      Featured in Charging for Alexander (2004)

    User reviews1.4K

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Greece Is the Word
    Could one of the great figures in history (Alexander the Great), a great director (Oliver Stone), and a great deal of money amount to something significantly less than great? Yes, and this film is proof. Courageous Colin Farrell (as Alexander) wears different lengths of blonde wigs, in the title role. Alluring Angelina Jolie (as Olympias) is a couple of decades too young to play the mother role throughout, but she does. Veiled Val Kilmer (as Philip) is unconvincingly half-hidden, under an eye scar. Alexander digs men and women with heavier eye make-up.

    Unfortunately, the performers do not come across as well as you have a right to expect, under Stone's direction; in particular, the title character lacks Alexander's certain je ne sais quoi. Anthony Hopkins (as Old Ptolemy) performs double duty, as a semi-omniscient narrator (which works better in the original, theatrical version). Films with too many "narrative" interruptions are not, in general, successfully telling their stories visually.

    However, Mr. Stone more than earns an "E" for effort; his "Alexander" definitely evidences the many individual strengths of its cast and crew. The main battle scene is very well done; Stone successfully employs his great poetic violence, with an increasingly blood-red drenched infrared lens, marauding elephants, and slow motion. After this excitement, the remainder of the film moves along briskly, and effectively. Alexander's main relationship, with Jared Leto (as Hephaistion), is not fleshed out; he beds both genders, but is only allowed to hiss like a lion, on-screen, with wifely Rosario Dawson (as Roxane).

    Who knew either Stone, or the Greeks could be so prudish?

    ****** Alexander (2004) Oliver Stone ~ Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer

    Good grief! For his "Director's Cut", Stone took what bad about "Alexander" and made worse, for:

    **** Alexander (2005) Oliver Stone ~ Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer (Director's Cut)

    Good riddance? Stone throws up the kitchen sink for "Alexander - The Final Cut". If you've got the time, the excellence and beauty of the film is there. Also, you can make your own version, with:

    ******* Alexander (2007) Oliver Stone ~ Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer (Revisited - The Final Cut)
    helpful•3
    0
    • wes-connors
    • Oct 18, 2008

    FAQ2

    • What was the music used in the trailer?
    • How many different cuts do exist of this movie?

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 24, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Netherlands
      • France
    • Official sites
      • MySpace (United States)
      • Official site (Russia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut
    • Filming locations
      • Udon Rachatani, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Intermedia Films
      • Pacifica Film
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $155,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $34,297,191
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,687,087
      • Nov 28, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $167,298,192
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      2 hours 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

    Related news

    Call the Midwife's Helen George Back for Holiday Special and Season 12
    Call the Midwife's Helen George Back for Holiday Special and Season 12
    May 17TVLine.com
    Ukrainian title ‘Pamfir’ among 49 features receiving European Film Promotion sales support
    Ukrainian title ‘Pamfir’ among 49 features receiving European Film Promotion sales support
    May 12ScreenDaily

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Anthony Hopkins, Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie, and Colin Farrell in Alexander (2004)
    Top Gap
    What was the official certification given to Alexander (2004) in Mexico?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    The 10 Most Anticipated Marvel and DC Movies
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    2022 TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.