Overview
King Leonidas leads 300 Spartans to battle the massive Persian army of Xerxes I at the pass of Thermopylae, in a stand that would define the course of Western civilization.
Released in 2007, 300 was directed by Zack Snyder and produced under the Warner Bros. banner. The film occupies a significant place within the Dark Horse — contributing to the ongoing narrative and mythology of that cinematic universe.
The film features lead performances from Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, among others, anchoring a story that adapts characters first brought to life in Dark Horse Comics. Its source material gives the film a foundation rooted in decades of published storytelling, which Snyder and the creative team interpret through a cinematic lens.
With an audience rating of 7.7, 300 is generally praised as a strong entry in the superhero genre — its strengths in storytelling, performance, and production design regularly cited by viewers.
Principal Cast
Trivia & Facts
300 released in 2007, placing it within the 2000s era of comic book cinema — a decade that marked the modern superhero cinema revolution.
Directed by Zack Snyder, the film was produced by Warner Bros. and adapts source material from Dark Horse Comics.
The principal cast features Gerard Butler and Lena Headey, with key supporting roles played by David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro.
The film belongs to Dark Horse — a distinct corner of comic book cinema.
300 carries an audience rating of 7.7 — putting it in the solid-to-excellent tier of the genre.
The Dark Horse Comics source material for 300 has been in continuous publication for decades, giving filmmakers a rich well of storylines, character arcs, and iconography to draw upon.
Films from this era combined practical stunts with the rising CGI industry — many sequences would be impossible with either technology alone.
300 is catalogued on Movies on Comics among our collection of 163 comic book films spanning 48 years of cinema — from Richard Donner's 1978 Superman to the present day.