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300

  • 2006
  • 16
  • 1h 57m
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7.6/10
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Gerard Butler in 300 (2006)
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In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. They face insurmountable odds when they are betrayed by a Spartan reje... Read allIn the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. They face insurmountable odds when they are betrayed by a Spartan reject.In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. They face insurmountable odds when they are betrayed by a Spartan reject.

  • Director
    • Zack Snyder
  • Writers
    • Zack Snyder
    • Kurt Johnstad
    • Michael B. Gordon
  • Stars
    • Gerard Butler
    • Lena Headey
    • David Wenham
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    863K
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    • Director
      • Zack Snyder
    • Writers
      • Zack Snyder
      • Kurt Johnstad
      • Michael B. Gordon
    • Stars
      • Gerard Butler
      • Lena Headey
      • David Wenham
    • 2.6KUser reviews
    • 476Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 57 nominations

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    Gerard Butler
    Gerard Butler
    • King Leonidas
    Lena Headey
    Lena Headey
    • Queen Gorgo
    David Wenham
    David Wenham
    • Dilios
    Dominic West
    Dominic West
    • Theron
    Vincent Regan
    Vincent Regan
    • Captain
    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Stelios
    Tom Wisdom
    Tom Wisdom
    • Astinos
    Andrew Pleavin
    Andrew Pleavin
    • Daxos
    Andrew Tiernan
    Andrew Tiernan
    • Ephialtes
    Rodrigo Santoro
    Rodrigo Santoro
    • Xerxes
    Giovani Cimmino
    Giovani Cimmino
    • Pleistarchos
    • (as Giovani Antonio Cimmino)
    Stephen McHattie
    Stephen McHattie
    • Loyalist
    Greg Kramer
    Greg Kramer
    • Ephor #1
    Alex Ivanovici
    Alex Ivanovici
    • Ephor #2
    Kelly Craig
    Kelly Craig
    • Oracle Girl
    Eli Snyder
    Eli Snyder
    • Leonidas at 7…
    Tyler Neitzel
    Tyler Neitzel
    • Leonidas at 15 yrs
    Tim Connolly
    Tim Connolly
    • Leonidas' Father
    • Director
      • Zack Snyder
    • Writers
      • Zack Snyder
      • Kurt Johnstad
      • Michael B. Gordon
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    • Trivia
      (at around 26 mins) The line, "Come back with your shield, or on it," was a common phrase by Spartan women to their sons and husbands. Soldiers would drop their heavy shields when they ran, and their wives would rather they come home dead than a coward. Dead soldiers were carried home on their shields.
    • Goofs
      (at around 51 mins) After the Spartans are attacked with the shields for the first time Leonidas stands and breaks the arrows off leaving the heads in his shield. When he turns to attack moments later the arrows are gone completely.
    • Quotes

      Messenger: Choose your next words carefully, Leonidas. They may be your last as king.

      King Leonidas: [to himself: thinking] "Earth and water"?

      [Leonidas unsheathes and points his sword at the Messenger's throat]

      Messenger: Madman! You're a madman!

      King Leonidas: Earth and water? You'll find plenty of both down there.

      Messenger: No man, Persian or Greek, no man threatens a messenger!

      King Leonidas: You bring the crowns and heads of conquered kings to my city steps. You insult my queen. You threaten my people with slavery and death! Oh, I've chosen my words carefully, Persian. Perhaps you should have done the same!

      Messenger: This is blasphemy! This is madness!

      King Leonidas: Madness...?

      [shouting]

      King Leonidas: This is Sparta!

      [Kicks the messenger down the well]

    • Crazy credits
      The opening Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures and Virtual Studios logos are made of stone and appear in front of a brown, cloudy sky.
    • Connections
      Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      To Victory
      Composed by Tyler Bates

    User reviews2.6K

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    9/10
    A great movie!
    It seems that everyone who hated this movie must have written a review, so I thought I'd throw in my two cents to even things up a bit. First, if you assume every movie is made simply to uppercut some sort of ideology into the audience's chest, then yes, it does seem very racist, xenophobic, and the like. However, this film is based on a freakin' comic book! The Spartans were some of the most skilled, nastiest, nationalistic fighters out there, and certainly had reason to be more driven and nationalistic than Persia's, which was not an army of individuals fighting for their land and families. Should they have been portrayed differently simply to satisfy the current political climate? Are you mad? The cheesy one-liners are also evidence that this movie IS BASED ON A COMIC BOOK. The exaggerated characters is further evidence that this movie IS BASED ON A COMIC BOOK. This is not a historical movie, it is a movie which seeks to put a rockstar, no-holds-barred spin on a particular historical event. It isn't attempting to be accurate, or balanced, or anything of the sort, and it SHOULDN'T, because that isn't it's purpose. It shouldn't be obligated to do anything of the sort. It's ENTERTAINMENT. Nothing more. And it's damn good entertainment, in my opinion.

    Every scene is beautifully crafted. I found the slowdown to be stylistic and much of the dialogue, which is apparently cheesy and fascist to everyone else, to be at least somewhat inspiring, and certainly engaging. These Spartans were trained their entire lives to be warriors, their entire culture is built around success in battle, and you don't expect them to be quite skilled, much more so than a slave army, and quite patriotic? Also, this movie was from the point of view of the Spartans. How would this army have appeared to the Spartans? Wouldn't their stories now be over-exaggerated, over-simplified, almost legendary? There isn't a great amount of character development because this movie is about a battle, ONE battle, THE battle for the continuance of the Western world, and yes, IF the Spartans had been simply overwhelmed from the start, and if their Athenian allies hadn't completely CRUSHED the much larger Persian navy at sea, the West simply could not have existed in any similar manner as it has. And yes, the Western world is guilty of arrogance, overextending it's boundaries to the point of imperialism, however, it has given our world a plethora of all-too-important philosophical ideals that are simply irreplaceable if we want to live in a free society.

    I realize I spent a great deal of my time being critical of other reviews, so I would like to take the time to apologize for perhaps wasting the time of someone who was simply searching for a detailed point of view on the film. I can assure you that the film is action-packed. The scenes are absolutely beautiful, every one of them. The film is gory, but artistically gory, if that makes any sense. You'll know what I mean. The story is simple, direct, and inspiring. The acting is excellent. The movie, overall, was a tremendous experience. I give it a 9.
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    • May 21, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 2007 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • Bulgaria
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 300: The IMAX Experience
    • Filming locations
      • Ice Storm Studios - 2595 Place Chassé, Montréal, Québec, Canada(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Virtual Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $65,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $210,629,101
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $70,885,301
      • Mar 11, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $456,082,343
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
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      • Dolby Digital
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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