300 is a 2007 American action film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller. Both are fictionalized retellings of the Battle of Thermopylae. The film was directed by Zack Snyder, while Miller served as executive producer and consultant. It was filmed mostly with a super-imposition chroma key technique, to help replicate the imagery of the original comic book. The plot revolves around King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), who...
King Leonidas mocks the serious injury Dilios suffered in battle.
Dilios celebrates the memory of King Leonidas and the 300 by going into battl...
Dilios is ready to get his revenge on Xerxes!
Dilios adds some flourishes when retelling the story of King Leonidas.
Dilios explains that Leonidas had to remove his helmet so that he could see h...
The Persian Guard claims that, despite Leonidas' insults, Xerxes will reward ...
King Leonidas rallies his troops, tells them to eat a hearty breakfast.
The Captain isn't sad the his son died defending his country, but because he ...
King Leonidas wants Daxos to search his own soul after Daxos tries to talk hi...
Daxos informs King Leonidas that Ephialtes has led Xerxes to the hidden path.
Theron tells the queen that she will not enjoy the sex they are about to have...
Queen Gorgo did not ask Theron to come by for small talk.
Xerxes mocks King Leonidas and offers Ephialtes anything that he wants if Eph...
Ephialtes wants wealth and women if he is to betray King Leonidas.
Xerxes promises Ephialtes every happiness he could imagine if he only submits...
Dilios remembers the awful sound the Captain makes after losing his son.
Dilios calmly mourns the few soldiers the Spartans lose.
King Leonidas tells Xerxes that the way in which the Greeks fight against the...
Once Xerxes takes over, all memory of Sparta will be erased.
King Leonidas is not convinced by Xerxes offer to make him wealthy beyond all...
King Leonidas mocks the "cultured" Xerxes as Xerxes tries to convince him to ...
King Leonidas wants his squad to pray for stupidity of the Persians.
As the Persians prepare to attack, King Leonidas speaks to his meager troops.
The Captain suggests sending people to guard the goat path, also prayer.
Ephialtes blasts King Leonidas, after being told that he is unable to fight a...
The hunchback Ephialtes requests an audience from with the king.
As the Spartans prepare for a war that they are sure to lose, Dilios talks ab...
Dilios is ready to command his troops into a battle that will rescue us from ...
Dilios has done the math, he knows there are 120,000 soldiers they must kill.
Dilios reveals that the 300 dead Spartans inspired 40,000 soldiers to fight.
Dilios can see the barbarians huddling as they prepare for war.
Over the last year, Dilios has thought hard about what his king said.
Dilios addresses the council, telling them that King Leonidas did not want a ...
King Leonidas wants Dilios to tell the world about the 300 Spartans, he wants...
King Leonidas says the final words Stelios will ever hear.
Dilios uses King Leonidas as proof the mythology is accurate.
Dilios notes the Sparta mythology.
Dilios explains why King Leonidas put down his shield.
Dilios tells the tale of Leonidas being forced with a decision on whether or ...
Dilios remembers the time when King Leonidas readied himself to die.
Dilios notes the seagulls in the sky.
Dilios describes the calm weather.
Dilios knows that it's not fear that grips his king, but rather restlessness.
Dilios remembers the time when Leonidas fought a giant wolf.
Xerxes wants to reward the good job King Leonidas has done up until now.
The Persian Guard speaks of the divine generosity of Xerxes.
The Persian Guard would like King Leonidas to know that they respect his valo...
The Persian Guard knows that King Leonidas knows how to turn calamity into vi...
The Persian Guard congratulates King Leonidas for his journey.
Queen Gorgo stabs Theron, letting him know that she is not his queen.
After stabbing Theron, the queen suggests that it won't be over quickly.
Theron removes Queen Gorgo from the council.
Theron insults Queen Gorgo, making for a very lively council meeting.
Theron is confused by people's bewilderment as he lies about the queen seduci...
Still lying, Theron suggests that the queen seduced the councilman.
Theron accuses the Loyalist of foul play.
Theron suggests that Queen Gorgo also had sex with the Loyalist in order to t...
Theron tells the chamber that the queen threw herself at him.
Theron does not want the council to believe the Queen's words.
Theron calls Queen Gorgo a trickster because she speaks of honor and glory, b...
Theron throws his sexual assault back in Queen Gorgo's face.
After giving Theron the history of Xerxes' destruction, Queen Gorgo wonders w...
Theron reminds the queen that everybody in the chamber is a history expert.
Theron likes the speech, but remains unmoved by Queen Gorgo's plan.
Queen Gorgo does not want her husband and his troops to be lost to the pages ...
Queen Gorgo wants the send the army to preserve hope.
Queen Gorgo tries to reason with the council, hoping she will sway them to se...
Queen Gorgo wants the army to act for the preservation of freedom and liberty.
Queen Gorgo gives a convincing argument for why the Spartan soldiers should b...
Queen Gorgo addresses the council for the rights that the laws were founded on.
Queen Gorgo addresses the council for all of the people who have no voice.
Queen Gorgo knows that the King's actions speak louder than her words.
Queen Gorgo addresses the council, but not only as their queen.
Dilios is the only man to look back at the troops as he returns to Sparta to ...
King Leonidas has sent Dilios on a mission to tell the story of the 300.
King Leonidas reminds Dilios of his other talents.
King Leonidas wants to take a walk with Dilios to talk about a plan to defend...
The Captain is happy to know King Leonidas still has a heart.
King Leonidas shares a moment with the Captain, is sad about the fallen son.
The Captain laments the passing of his son.
The Captain isn't sad the his son died defending his country.
After years of fighting, the Captain finally has a regret.
King Leonidas wants everybody to know that the Spartans fought to save the ki...
King Leonidas is ready to welcome an age of freedom as they prepare to fight ...
King Leonidas gleefully tells his troops about fighting and dying.
King Leonidas wants every Greek soldier to come to their own conclusion.
King Leonidas tells Daxos to spread the word that Spartans never surrender.
King Leonidas reminds Daxos that Spartans never surrender.
King Leonidas would rather stay and die than run and see another day.
Daxos is taken aback by Leonidas' outlook on being taken over by the Immortals.
King Leonidas does not take bad news well, and prepares his troops.
Daxos worries that the Hot Gates will fall as the Immortals move along a goat...
Daxos continues to warn King Leonidas of a surprise attack.
King Leonidas mocks the serious injury Dilios suffered in battle.
While preparing to rape Queen Gorgo, Theron reminds her that he is not the king.
As Theron attacks the queen, he tells her that she will not enjoy the sex the...
Queen Gorgo is confused, doesn't know what Theron could possibly want.
Theron tells Queen Gorgo something she already knows.
Theron wants Queen Gorgo to realize that King Leonidas is a war criminal.
Theron makes a grim prediction about the council's receptiveness to new ideas.
An overconfident Theron talks about being the most powerful figure in the cou...
Theron tells Queen Gorgo that she will hit a glass ceiling at the council mee...
Theron admires Queen Gorgo's passion after she slaps him for claiming that al...
Theron suggests that not everybody is created equal, gets slapped.
Theron suggests that Queen Gorgo can buy his vote.
Theron reminds Queen Gorgo that her husband has left without the council's ap...
Theron notes how crazy it is that the city's best soldiers are on a suicide m...
Queen Gorgo accuses Theron of acting as a politician who uses war for his pol...
Theron believes that Leonidas is an idealist, not a practical politician.
Theron reminds Queen Gorgo that their battle is political.
Queen Gorgo believes that uniting forces will send a good message.
Theron isn't sure why he would want to stand side-by-side with Queen Gorgo.
Theron imagines a day when he and the queen will stand united.
Queen Gorgo gets right to the point, hopes Theron will help secure the votes ...
Theron has heard about Gorgo's council meeting.
Queen Gorgo offers Theron a very impersonal drink.
Xerxes doesn't need Ephialtes to stand, he just wants him to kneel.
Xerxes promises Ephialtes the world, just as long as he leads them to the hid...
Xerxes commands Ephialtes to embrace him as a god and a king.
Xerxes promises Ephialtes every pleasure the Greeks denied him.
Xerxes promises Ephialtes everything he could possibly desire.
Three people were brought in to calm the Captain down after his son is killed.
Dilios sees the Captain go crazy with rage, killing everybody in sight.
Dilios remembers the time the Captain went crazy after watching his son die.
Dilios notes that the large beasts are not capable of traversing the unusual ...
Dilios talks about how monsters from half the world away are being called in ...
Xerxes is understandably displeased with the people waging the war.
Dilios explains what the Spartans did the discarded bodies.
Dilios explains how the Hot Gates work.
Dilios remembers the Persian army switching to potions and other magical atta...
Dilios sees a giant dinosaur-creature charging the Spartan army.
Dilios notes the confusion between the people in the front and in the back.
Dilios believes that Sparta can defeat Asia's hordes.
Dilios is quick to note that King Leonidas is starting to get his hopes up.
Overconfident, Stelios wonders who Xerxes will send next.
Dilios is happy to note that the god-king Xerxes is starting to feel real hum...
Dilios suggests that the Athenian soldiers make up for lack of skill with a l...
Dilios notes the differences between the Athenian fighters and Spartan soldiers.
Daxos is ready to show the Spartans that he has a good army, too.
Dilios tells a story about what the mad king is willing to throw at Sparta.
Dilios discusses the personal guards to King Xerxes, an elite force.
Dilios describes the personal guards to King Xerxes, a brutish bunch.
King Leonidas is worried about a potentially wild night.
Stelios makes excuses for his combat performance.
King Leonidas is confident that the world will remember his actions.
Xerxes threatens the king's historical significance.
Xerxes will not allow people to even utter the name Leonidas.
Xerxes describes what he will do to the historians and scribes in order to ri...
Xerxes will make sure that all books and papers in Sparta will be destroyed.
Xerxes suggests that King Leonidas will have no glory and wants Leonidas to k...
King Leonidas mocks Xerxes, suggests that he won't be able to kneel.
King Leonidas responds to Xerxes' offer to make him wealthy beyond all measure.
Xerxes suggests that all of King Leonidas' rivals will grovel in front of him.
Xerxes wants King Leonidas to take the fight to Europe.
Xerxes wants to make King Leonidas a warlord if only King Leonidas kneels and...
Xerxes suggests that he could make King Leonidas wealthy.
King Leonidas believes there will come a day when the Persian slaves will fea...
King Leonidas makes the observation that a slave army is no match to a real a...
King Leonidas mocks Xerxes, suggests the Sparta women could beat the Persians.
Xerxes wishes to preserve the beautiful land that he wants to take from the G...
Xerxes hurls Greek stereotypes at Leonidas.
King Leonidas compares his loyalty to his men with Xerxes' threats to kill hi...
Xerxes isn't afraid to kill any soldier, even his own soldiers.
A soft spoken Xerxes warns of standing against the Persians.
King Leonidas mocks the "cultured" Xerxes.
Xerxes tells Leonidas that he wishes to share culture, in an attempt to get L...
Xerxes doesn't want all of Sparta to fall over a misunderstanding.
King Leonidas watches as Xerxes is carried by slaves on his massive throne.
While eating, King Leonidas jokes about being civil to the enemy.
King Leonidas is not worried about being assassinated.
King Leonidas tells the wary Captain to relax as a small number of Persians h...
Stelios notes that the incoming squad of Persians are small in size.
Stelios, still out of breath, warns that the Persians are approaching.
King Leonidas wants Stelios to catch his breath after the initial Persian att...
King Leonidas has something for the Greek soldiers.
The Greek soldiers feel left out of Leonidas' plan.
Theron does not wish ill on the queen or her son.
Theron gives the queen some parenting advice as her son is found wandering ar...
The Loyalist suggests that Theron is the key to the queen's puzzle.
Queen Gorgo worries that her husband won't last another two days without supp...
The Loyalist tells the queen that she will speak in front of the council in j...
Queen Gorgo knows the agoge will be hard and necessary.
The Loyalists knows how tough the agoge is on the Sparta mother.
King Leonidas and his team mock the Persians, suggesting that they look thirsty.
King Leonidas wants the Spartans to give nothing.
The Persian General wants Leonidas to lay down his weapons and surrender.
King Leonidas wants his soldiers to remember this day as the prepare to fight...
King Leonidas is convinced that this is where the Persian forces will die.
King Leonidas commands his soldiers, suggests that they are going to hold the...
King Leonidas is not convinced that this shaking is an earthquake, he suggest...
King Leonidas is sad to say that he cannot use a hunchback soldier.
King Leonidas suggests that a secondary role was best for Ephialtes.
King Leonidas seems genuinely moved by Ephialtes, but he cannot accept him as...
King Leonidas explains to Ephialtes that because he is unable to lift his shi...
King Leonidas explains the fundamentals of battle.
King Leonidas continues to explain that the sodliers fight as one unit.
King Leonidas suggests they would need a phalanx approach.
Ephialtes wants to earn his father's gear by fighting for real.
Ephialtes explains that the spear and shield are now a part of his body, not ...
Ephialtes explains to an interested King Leonidas that he was trained to feel...
The hunchback Ephialtes wants to redeems his father's name by serving in combat.
Ephialtes explains that his parents had to flee Sparta.
Ephialtes explains that he may be a hideous hunchback, but he was born a Sparta.
King Leonidas notes that the hunchback wears the Sparta colors.
Ephialtes is aware that he is a hideous hunchback. He's okay with that.
King Leonidas apologizes to the hunchback for the rudeness of the Captain.
The Captain overreacts and is smacked down the a very calm king.
King Leonidas wonders if they have found a back exit.
Stelios has no problem fighting in the shade after the Persian threatens to b...
The Persian Emissary predicts that arrows will blot out the sun.
The Persian Emissary warns of a thousand nations descending upon the 300 sold...
The Persian Emissary predicts that Stelios and the rest of the Spartans will ...
The Persian Emissary suggests that entire generations of Spartans will be sla...
The Persian Emissary wants Stelios to know that his wife will be a slave.
Stelios suggests that the Persian Emissary should hurry, because they plan on...
Stelios wants everybody to know that the army of 300 are free men, not slaves.
The Persian Emissary sees the rock wall that the Spartans built, using the bo...
Stelios suggests that his ancestors build the wall, he hopes others will be i...
The Persian Emissary is not threatened by a puny wall.
The Persian Emissary warns that the hills are swarming with scouts.
The Persian Emissary is not scared of a few hundred Spartans.
The Persian Emissary towards above everybody, suggesting that he's the ruler ...
Stelios hopes that there might be a single opponent worthy of killing him.
Stelios yearns for the sweet taste of dying on the battlefield.
Stelios warns that we've seen only a small chunk of Xerxes' army.
Daxos doesn't understand how the storm-torn ships survived.
The Loyalists tells the Queen that she will be able to plead her case.
The Loyalist will do what he cans to get the council to meet.
The Queen notes that freedom's cost is blood.
The Loyalists suggest they will vote with Leonidas, but the Queen must do her...
Queen Gorgo wishes she was the sole target of people's hatred and rage.
The Loyalist feels the Queen's paranoia is unnecessary.
Queen Gorgo is worried that Theron is always around, listening.
Queen Gorgo isn't sure how to trust the people around her.
Queen Gorgo isn't concerned about gossip and protocol.
The Loyalist suggests that the Queen should be in a specially marked area.
Dilios is impressed that only one person is able to keep their cool.
Dilios lists all of the reasons why they march.
Dilios talks about the motley crew that marches with King Leonidas.
Daxos is concerned they are about to fight the immortals.
Daxos notes that the child talks about ancient ghosts. He's spooked.
Stelios wonders if the gods have mercy when he discovers the burned village.
The Burned Village Child explains the horrors that befell her village.
The Burned Village Child explains what happened to her village.
Stelios wonders what happened to all of the people in the burned down village.
King Leonidas knows they are being followed, it's been going on for awhile now.
Dilios notes the swords, bones, flesh and one other substance.
Dilios talks about a clash between a shield and spear.
Dilios believes that all of Leonidas' actions have led him to this pivotal mo...
King Leonidas has made his point, his puny army is indeed stronger than Daxos...
King Leonidas singles another soldier, asks them a question.
Daxos is not impressed with Leonidas' puny army.
Daxos is surprised by the size of Leonidas' 300 army.
As the Spartans prepare for a war that they are sure to lose, Dilios talks ab...
Dilios' narrations remind us that only the strong and hard call themselves Sp...
Dilios notes that King Leonidas does not tell his queen he loves her before g...
King Leonidas tells an unconvinced Theron that these 300 men are merely his b...
King Leonidas tells a group of concerned townspeople that he's merely walking...
Dilios describes what type of girls become ephors.
Dilios believes the ephor are an unnecessary remnant from the past.
King Leonidas is not pleased with the Persian messenger's choice of words.
King Leonidas sees a problem with the Persian messenger's plan.
Leonidas says his father taught him that accepting fear makes you stronger.
The captain reminds King Leonidas of the time when they saw war as kids.
The Captain knows that his son, Astinos, is ready for war.
The captain points out that all 300 fighters have sons, so no death will end ...
King Leonidas has ordered 300 strong fighters, the Captain delivered.
Queen Gorgo has put a lot of thought into her response, and now she wants to ...
Queen Gorgo feels that King Leonidas is missing the point.
Queen Gorgo does not appreciate that another woman made her husband feel bad.
The queen is starting to understand King Leonidas' troubles.
King Leonidas whispers sweet words in his queen's ear.
Queen Gorgo wishes her King to kiss her all over.
The Persian seems gleeful in Sparta's destruction.
Theron showers the ephors with money, bribed to oppose Ling Leonidas.
After receiving bad news from the ephors, King Leonidas has a hard time walki...
Dilios explains how the ephors beauty is also their biggest curse.
Dilios describes what type of girls become ephors.
Dilios does not believe a single person, no matter who they are, is above the...
Dilios suggests that King Leonidas must follow the word of the ephors.
No matter how reasonable King Leonidas is, he cannot defy the ephors.
Dilios believes the ephor are an unnecessary remnant from the past.
Dilios does not like the ephors because they rely on the gods, rather than lo...
The ephor has had enough of King Leonidas, they must consult the oracle.
The ephor suggests King Leonidas has been a liability.
King Leonidas isn't looking for an answer from the gods, he wants the ephor t...
The ephor need to pray on the matter. They'll get back to Leonidas.
King Leonidas gives the best case scenario to the ephors.
King Leonidas believes that his plan will eliminate many waves of soldiers wi...
King Leonidas plans on guiding the enemy into something they call the "hot ga...
King Leonidas draws out his master plan for the ephors.
King Leonidas forcefully pushes back after hearing the ephor's ruling.
The ephor does not want to wage war while hte Carneia is going on.
The ephors are looking for an offering even before they'll listen to the plan.
King Leonidas is realistic about how large the enemy forces are.
King Leonidas describes the overwhelming odds against them to the ephors.
In order for King Leonidas to go to war, he must first get the Ephor's blessing.
Dilios suggests that even King Leonidas will have to deal with the ephors to ...
King Leonidas screams at the Persian messenger and kicks him into the very la...
The Persian messenger pleads for his life, suggesting that threatening a mess...
King Leonidas is not pleased with the Persian messenger's choice of words.
King Leonidas is upset that the Persian messenger brings word of slavery and ...
An angry King Leonidas holds the Persian messenger at the point of his sword,...
King Leonidas is not happy with the luggage that comes with the Persian messe...
The Persian messenger believes it is uncivil to threaten one of his kind.
King Leonidas holds the Persian messenger over a giant pit, and suggests that...
The Persian messenger suggests King Leonidas take time to think about what he...
King Leonidas explains to Theron why it's easy to turn down Xerxes after the ...
King Leonidas pushes back at the Persian messenger, suggesting that the Athen...
King Leonidas sees a problem with the Persian messenger's plan.
The Persian messenger brings word that Xerxes will spare Sparta if they offer...
The Persian messenger paints a colorful picture of a huge army coming for Kin...
The Persian messenger tells King Leonidas about the threat of Xerxes.
The Persian messenger gives a grim warning to King Leonidas.
King Leonidas asks the Persian messenger to walk with him, so as not to cause...
Queen Gorgo reveals the true power of Sparta to the Persian messenger.
The Persian messenger makes a sexist comment about King Leonidas' wife.
King Leonidas seems confused by the Persian messenger's simple message.
King Leonidas reminds the messenger that he could be held responsible for spe...
Theron suggests that he was merely entertaining the guests, Leonidas does not...
King Leonidas gives some words of wisdom to a young boy.
Leonidas says his father taught him that accepting fear makes you stronger.
King Leonidas sees a boy training, and recounts what his father taught him.
Dilios warns that an army unlike any he's seen before is ready to overtake Gr...
Dilios warns of a beast that is not some giant wolf, but a human army full of...
Dilios reminds his troops that the immanent attack is like that of Leonidas a...
Dilios reminds his crowd of warriors that history repeats itself.
Dilios reminds his men that King Leonidas is in his late 30s.
Dilios is joyous with the boy's return after surviving the elements and the w...
Dilios is impressed by the young boy's ability to kill the giant wolf in a si...
Dilios makes note of the time of day and weather.
The night is cold, the boy's lungs are full, waiting for the wolf to attack.
Fear does not grip the boy, as we're told thanks to Dilios' narrations.
A wolf slowly circles the young boy, ready to pounce at any moment.
Dilios, as narrator, reminds us that a child that managed to beat the element...
Dilios reminds us that these battles built character. They were the boys' ini...
Young Sparta boys were trained to battle any element, or face death.
Young Sparta warriors were thrown into the elements to fend for themselves.
Children were sent to endure terrible torture, strengthening them so that the...
Dilios reminds the audience that the agoge will starve the children, force th...
Dilious introduces us to "Agoge," which forces children to fight.
Dilious defends the treatment of young boys by telling us that it leads to th...
Dilios reminds us that in Sparta, it was expected that a very young boy would...
Dilios narrates, suggests that dying on the battlefield is the greatest glory...
Dilios tells us that young Spartas do not retreat.
Dilios explains that Sparta boys are trained to fight from a very early age.
Dilios explains what happens when a Spartan is first born.
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