300 (movie, 2006)
Genres: Action, Drama
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan Gerard Butler Lena Headey Dominic West David Wenham Vincent Regan
IMDb rating: 7.6 (880864 votes)
Overview: Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.