Meet the Spartans

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Meet the Spartans

PG-13

2008

1h 24m

Comedy

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When Xerxes (Ken Davitian), the evil god king of Persia, sends his massive army to Sparta, King Leonidas (Sean Maguire) and 13 strapping warriors rise up to defend their homeland. Leonidas, Captain (Kevin Sorbo) and the rest face down dancing Persians, bad punch-lines and celebrity look-alikes.

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Critics Consensus

A tired, unfunny, offensive waste of time, Meet the Spartans scrapes the bottom of the cinematic barrel.

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Simon Braund

Empire Magazine

Obviously, it's rubbish.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 20, 2008

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

To devote an entire feature film to making fun of another film's universally acknowledged gay subtext seems to me good cause for said filmmakers to have a sit-down with their muse, because somebody's been sleeping on the job.

Rated: 0/5

Feb 1, 2008

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Clark Collis

Entertainment Weekly

The result in Meet the Spartans is less classic Mel Brooks than middling Best Week Ever.

Rated: C+

Jan 30, 2008

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James Croot

The Post NZ

The world's worst parody movie.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 27, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

This is one occasion, however, when sticking around to the very end does not have its rewards.

Rated: .5/4.0

Sep 16, 2020

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Ben Rawson-Jones

Digital Spy

Meet The Spartans? For those unlucky enough to be lured into the cinema, there's every chance you'll be wanting to meet your maker instead.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 14, 2011

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Forty P

Loved that parody movie! Stupid, but frickin' hilarious. Highly recommend it to anyone who needs a good laugh.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/20/25

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The Maelstrom S

It is so fu¢king lame that even the brainde@d can't enjoy it. I have watched many parodies, but this is an insult to comedy.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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David W

Painfully unfunny and lame

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Lincoln R

Let’s get this to 20 percent!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Laura B

It is objectively awful, but at least it’s not disaster movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/25

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Martha S

Parody movies are supposed to be goofy and wild. Yea it’s awful but in a good way. All the negative reviews make me enjoy this more, grow up and get that stick out of you know where.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/02/25

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Jason Friedberg

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Aaron Seltzer

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Sean Maguire

Leonidas

Carmen Electra

Queen Margo

Ken Davitian

Xerxes

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Synopsis

When Xerxes (Ken Davitian), the evil god king of Persia, sends his massive army to Sparta, King Leonidas (Sean Maguire) and 13 strapping warriors rise up to defend their homeland. Leonidas, Captain (Kevin Sorbo) and the rest face down dancing Persians, bad punch-lines and celebrity look-alikes.

Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Producer: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer, Peter Safran
Screenwriter: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Crude and Sexual Content|Some Comic Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 2008, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.2M
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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