300

"Prepare for glory!"

2007 1h 57m EN

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7.2

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61%

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METACRITIC

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7.6

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 15,154🍅61%Rotten Tomatoes●52Metacritic★7.6IMDB · 904,962

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Synopsis

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A story very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians.

“Prepare for glory!”

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Cast

Gerard Butler
King Leonidas
Lena Headey
Gorgo
Dominic West
Theron
David Wenham
Dilios/Narrator
Vincent Regan
Captain
Michael Fassbender
Stelios
Tom Wisdom
Astinos
Andrew Pleavin
Daxos

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zack Snyder
Writers: Kurt Johnstad, Zack Snyder, Michael B. Gordon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 7.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "300 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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328+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zack Snyder, shot by Larry Fong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tyler Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor William Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zack Snyder directs. Larry Fong behind the camera. Tyler Bates scores. William Hoy cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 7.0× over at the box office.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Part of the "300 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5328+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Zack Snyder, shot by Larry Fong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Tyler Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor William Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Gerard Butler and Lena Headey and Dominic West carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Prepare for glory!".
11IMDB entry: tt0416449 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1215,154 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 26 themes, including "army", "narration", "gore", "based on true story".
14Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Larry Fong
Original score: Tyler Bates
Editing: William Hoy
Production design: James D. Bissell
Costume design: Michael Wilkinson
Makeup / hair: Scott Wheeler
VFX supervisor: Colin Strause
Sound: Derek Vanderhorst
Stunt coordinator: Stéphane Lefebvre
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $65,000,000
Box office: $456,082,343
Return: 702% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: 300 (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes: 61% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 52/100
IMDB rating: 7.6/10 · 904,962 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

19 wins & 57 nominations total

Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects
Saturn Award for Best Director
Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film

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Part of

300 Collection

Fictionalized action films based on the retellings of the Persian Wars, a series of conflicts between the Empire of Persia and Greek city-states.

Also by

Zack Snyder

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CRCulver2018-09-09
★ 3/10
300, the 2007 story of the three hundred Spartans who held off a massive Persian offensive in Ancient Greece, proved a disappointing film. In spite of my Classics degree, I won't complain about the divergences from recorded fact. The film is clearly meant to be a fantasy on historical themes instead of a faithful account of the event. Rather, what irked me was the hammy dialogue. There were the tropes of recent Hollywood battle scenes: warriors on the good guys' side defending themselves with little exertion as they trade silly quips about how they've got each other's backs. A queen gives an address to a council that is all melodrama -- are we back in George Lucas' "Star Wars" prequels? Having enjoyed Sin City, a film with a similar green screen approach, I thought that 300 would be enjoyable on the basis of its special effects, but alas it wasn't. For one, the cinematography is claustrophobic. All outdoor scenes but one were filmed with a green screen, and the digital backdrops add no depth. Even when supposedly standing on the Greek coast under a big sky, everyone seems like they are just standing around in a fairly small room. Also, the fight scenes seem more primitive than considering that this film followed years after The Matrix Reloaded. The little I can recommend 300 for is the variety of demonic monsters and exotic costumed assassins that fill the Persian army. As I said, this is a fantasy on historical themes, and the additions are often interesting. Still, I had a hard time sitting through the whole film.
Gimly2018-10-04
★ 7/10
Leather underwear and a cape is honestly such a Look™. 300 cops a lot of flak for being all style and no substance, and I'm not gonna stand here and lie to you by refuting that. What I will say however, is that style over substance does not inherently make a movie bad. 300 is a lot of fun, you get what's going on, and there's some genuine rewatch value. Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.
JPV8522020-09-29
★ 6/10
Only the third time seeing this one, first time was in the theaters and then I think on DVD. Didn't care a whole lot in either viewing. So with the 4K being released, decided enough time had passed to give it another shot and... it was okay, a bit too stylized for my taste (and yes I know that's Snyder's thing) and lacks the emotional impact Snyder was going for, but there are some bad ass moments, including just Gerard Butler's overall performance, but didn't really do much for me otherwise. Probably my least favorite of Snyder's movies, though haven't watched Sucker Punch in a long time. 3.0/5