300

2007 · Directed by Zack Snyder

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, 300 is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.

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Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Eli Snyder, Rodrigo Santoro, Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Regan, David Wenham, Andrew Tiernan, Stephen McHattie

Rating: 7.165/10 from 12,100 votes