Movie: 300.
Released: 2006.
IMDB rank: 8.0.
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Notes: In 5th century B.C., King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 elite guard defend Sparta at Thermopylae (aka the Battle of Thermopylae), in a narrow canyon, from becoming part of the Persian empire under King Xerxes. The movie is based on the graphic novel “300″, by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. It has a graphic novel feel, but in a manner different than Frank Miller’s Sin City.

Director: Zack Snyder.
Categories: Action, Drama, History, War.
Writer(s): Zack Synder, Kurt Johnstad, and Michael Gordon, based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West.
Runtime: 117 min.

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