300: Rise of an Empire

Released Mar 7, 2014

1h 43m

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While King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans have their date with destiny at Thermopylae, another battle against the Persians is brewing, this time at sea. Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton), a Greek general, sees the threat posed by the God-King Xerxes of Persia. He knows that he must unite all of Greece if he is to stand any chance of repelling the Persian invasion. Even if he accomplishes his mission, Themistocles must still face Artemisia (Eva Green), the ruthless leader of the Persian armada.

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Critics Consensus

It's bound to hit some viewers as an empty exercise in stylish gore, and despite a gonzo starring performance from Eva Green, 300: Rise of an Empire is a step down from its predecessor.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

300: Rise of an Empire... may focus on the brawny Greek and Persian battles of the 480-479 BC era, but it also presents a kickass group of complex women characters whose sexual prowess is as mighty as their swords.

Rated: B+

Sep 5, 2017

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

[The story] gets constantly literally swamped by the blood and gore and so forth, which is well done but almost to the point of parody.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 12, 2014

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

The big box-tick here is that it is the women who ultimately command the impressively surging CGI hordes on both sides.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 10, 2014

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…very much more of the same in terms of bare-chested speeches and heavy bouts of narration, but the epic sea battles are freshly presented, and the spectacle is huge throughout…

Rated: 3/5

Jul 13, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aside from Green, “300: Rise of an Empire” doesn’t have a lot to offer.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 25, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Green enlivens the screen. The rest consists of profuse bloodshed and slow-motion, copying Snyder’s style to mind-numbing extremes.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 18, 2022

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Robbie W

Bad CGI. Over-using slow-mo choreography. Narration gone overboard. Bad directing, bad writing. And you can’t really complain about not having enough source material.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Joshua m

Eva Green's performance is the redeeming feature of this film. That these are historical figures also makes it worth a watch. Visually interesting with enough graphic sex and violence to entertain. Dramatically, it is a bit dull.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/08/24

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Philip H

300 on boats .... Doesn't work Basically No Sparta No charisma Just bad CGI and story telling that leans to heavily on the original storyline which is annoying. Not good stick to the original 300 .

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Joshua M

I have tried multiple times over the years cuz I loved the first 300, can’t get over the bad cgi and a gallon of cherry juice if someone is stabbed. Like watching a video game.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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Alec B

It's mostly content to repeat a lot of beats from the first one but thank god for Green's marvelously camp villain performance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

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Marc Z

So 300 is the a Classic film that changed the face of films. It is an epic piece of historical fiction based upon a comic novel that was a highly popular. Frank Miller masterfully outlined this and it was masterfully executed by the filmmakers. Gerard Butler's performance as King Leonidis of Sparta was memorable and often quoted. This film is a sequel and prequel to the original. It is a good and bloody, violent action film with a unique look similar to the original. There are many returning and many new characters. Eva Green is great as the Persian General. Despite all the good, it is not the original and Butler is really missed.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/07/24

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Noam Murro

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Sullivan Stapleton

Themistokles

Eva Green

Artemisia

Lena Headey

Queen Gorgo

Hans Matheson

Aeskylos

Callan Mulvey

Scyllias

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Synopsis

Director: Noam Murro
Producer: Gianni Nunnari, Mark Canton, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Bernie Goldmann
Screenwriter: Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Cruel and Unusual Films, Mark Canton/Gianna Nunnari
Rating: R (Nudity|A Sex Scene|Some Language|Stylized Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 7, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 14, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $106.6M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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