In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in ...

as he leads 300 Spartans into a seemingly impossible battle against Xerxes and his Persian army of over 300,000 soldiers. It leads to a violent action movie that is beautifully shot, with some ...

are tasked with defending a narrow passageway into mainland Greece from an advancing Persian army. As a film based on a graphic novel, 300 had a distinct visual style in honor of its source material.