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300 (2006) -- King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.

Overview

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7.8/10   215,973 votes
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Director:
Zack Snyder
Writers (WGA):
Zack Snyder (screenplay) &
Kurt Johnstad (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 March 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Fantasy | War more
Tagline:
Feel the wrath in IMAX more
Plot:
King Leonidas and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
9 wins & 27 nominations more
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
300: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
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MPAA:
Rated R for graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity.
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
The actual word "Thermopylae" is not mentioned once in the entire film. However, it directly translates into modern English as "Hot Gates", which Leonidas clearly mentions in his battle strategy. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the scene with the oracle where she is floating/dancing you can clearly see her holding her breath (her cheeks are puffed out). This was due to the scene being filmed underwater and then removing the water. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Dilios: When the boy was born, like all Spartans, he was inspected.
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Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Moesha Poppins (#3.10)" (2007) more

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699 out of 1100 people found the following comment useful.
Chills!, 13 March 2007
10/10
Author: deadmonkeys from Ottawa, Ontario

After I saw the teaser for 300 I knew I HAD to see this movie! From then on I avoided all other previews, reviews, etc. as not to influence my expectations of the movie. I then went into the theater on opening night with no knowledge of the plot... only that it had something to do with Greeks and Frank Miller! Ignorance is bliss! I was absolutely blown away. I'm a 26 yr old female who generally doesn't watch violent films... but I found the battle scenes so well done and breath taking. I had chills and goosebumps virtually the entire film. I'm with many other reviewers, who felt like they had to contain themselves from shouting "yeah!" at times. Maybe I'm crazy, but I thought the whole movie was very sexy and passionate, whether it was the sex scene, a battle scene, or Leonidis addressing his men.

I think it is a shame that so many people are condemning this movie for it's historical inaccuracies, or it's "racism", etc. People are reading far too into this movie. Whatever happened to enjoying a movie simply because it is entertaining and pleasing to to the eye? Don't people watch movies anymore to escape from the daily grind of life? I know I'm not as well spoken as many who have posted here. I just think this was a fantastic movie. I didn't go see it to learn anything! I just wanted to be entertained! And boy was I!

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