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300

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2007

1h 57m

Action

Adventure

Drama

Fantasy

War

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In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army. Though certain death awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against their common enemy.

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A simple-minded but visually exciting experience, full of blood, violence, and ready-made movie quotes.

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Andrew Osmond

Sight & Sound

If 300 represents an evolution in 'virtual' cinema, then at the same time it tells a story that transports us back to the violent roots of western civilisation.

Jul 6, 2010

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

300 has one-dimensional caricatures who talk like professional wrestlers plugging their next feud.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 8, 2008

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

In this handsome pantomime, the performances are not what we are watching.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 14, 2007

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

Nearly two decades on, Zack Snyder's deeply silly historical epic/geek fever dream is easy to mock, but it's now deeply embedded in our popular culture and filmmaking aesthetic.

Rated: 4.5/5

Apr 14, 2025

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

Zack Snyder’s incredibly stylized telling of the Battle of Thermopylae gives nearly any other film on this side of the century marker an insurmountable standard to claim the title as the most mythological storytelling display in 21st-century cinema.

Jul 3, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

300 claims some impressive visuals, but the narrow-mindedness of the plot and the childishness of the writing made this film hugely disappointing.

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 8, 2024

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Ghosty

Very cool story, artistry, and action. Very violent. Excellent comic book style movie, based on a Frank Miller graphic novel, similar style to Sin City.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/26/21

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Gavin F.

Its just a fun and exiting, roided-up movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/25/25

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Jack F

Coolest history movie ever!!! So good! Ultimate dad movie. "What will we do when the arrows blot out the sun?" "We will fight in the shade!!!!!" Also, that monster was scary as hell.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/19/25

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Brendan K

300 is one of the best action movies ever made and a true icon of the 2000s. Highly stylized, epic cinematography, grand stakes, surprising depth- it has everything you'd want. Every scene keeps you totally engaged. I highly reccomend this film if you don't mind a lot of blood and violence.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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CaptainBoulder T

I didn't expect to like this movie so much but every scene had something going on to keep me engaged

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/22/25

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Gareth v

A testosterone-fueled war poem - loud, bloody, and unforgettable in its commitment to style over realism.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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Synopsis

In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army. Though certain death awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against their common enemy.

Director: Zack Snyder
Producer: Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Jeffrey Silver
Screenwriter: Kurt Johnstad, Michael B. Gordon
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Virtual Studios, Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC
Rating: R (Nudity|Graphic Battle Sequences|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 9, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 28, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $210.6M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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