300

300 (2007)

  • 59% of critics liked it
    (223 reviews)

  • 90% of users liked it
    (1,307,172 ratings)

Sin City author Frank Miller's sweeping take on the historic Battle of Thermopylae comes to the screen courtesy of Dawn of the Dead director Zack Snyder. Gerard Butler stars as Spartan King Leonidas and Lena Headey plays Queen Gorgo. The massive army of the Persian Empire is sweeping across the… More

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R, 1 hr. 56 min.
Directed By
Zack Snyder
Written By
Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael B. Gordon
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Mar 9, 2007 Wide
On DVD
Jul 31, 2007
Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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

  • David Denby, New Yorker

    A muscle-magazine fantasy crossed with a video game and an Army recruiting film.

  • Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

    300 was as pathetically puerile as I had expected.

  • Tom Charity, CNN.com

    The kids just want to have fun. Many of them will. But what does that say about another Greek contribution -- Western civilization?

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    If the movie's neocon message is as thin as a politician's excuse, that's to be expected. But what's surprising here is that the sights are just as meagre.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bob S


    pretty silly - world's longest video game cut scene

  • moon r


    Imagine a high school football pep rally with everyone shirtless, jocks and the cheerleaders, all of them yelling "HOO-YAHHH!!!", filmed in close up and glorious slo-mo, and you've just about got this film completely pegged. Come to think of it, it actually sounds… More

  • Albert K


    A testosterone pump-up of a movie. The visuals is dazzling and the action entertaining. Too bad the story qualities and characterization is slim. It tries to be nothing more then a violent action movie for kicks. The classic 300 Spartans story is there for the sake of a plot backdrop… More

  • Jameson W


    Fantastic special effects and action scenes!

  • danny d


    a great film. not quite an epic, but fun to watch and directed very well. the cinematography was great and the music fit each scene perfectly. gerard butler was great, although his scottish accent was a little too noticeable at times since he was playing a greek. the history wasnt… More

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