

Alexander
The greatest legend of all was real
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
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6.0/10
3,629 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $155M
- Box office
- $167.3M
- Language
- English
- egypt
- elephant
- aristotle
- persia
- greece
- emperor
- campaign
- alexander the great
- sword fight
- royalty
- male homosexuality
- ancient world
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Produced in
France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America, Italy, Thailand
Where to watch
All optionsAvailability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical31 Dec 2004
United StatesUS
- PremiereRHollywood, California16 Nov 2004
- TheatricalR24 Nov 2004
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical157 Jan 2005
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical1 Dec 2004
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+20 Jan 2005
CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A24 Nov 2004
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical10 Feb 2005
AustriaAT
- Theatrical23 Dec 2004
BahrainBH
- Theatrical1 Dec 2004
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical5 Jan 2005
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1414 Jan 2005
BulgariaBG
- Theatrical14 Jan 2005
Frequently asked questions
Alexander was released on 21 November 2004.
Audience reviews
4- D2/10
Dark Jedi
6/15/2017
My wife picked this one up together with the weekly TV magazine. Luckily we didn't pay full price. I hoped for a film about one of the greatest warlord of all time but what I got was something about a crying homosexual wimp.
- J7/10
John Chard
6/22/2019
Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut. Alexander is directed by Oliver Stone and Stone co-writes the screenplay with Christopher Kyle and Laeta Kalogridis. It stars Colin Farrell, Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Christopher Plummer. Music is by Vangelis and cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto. Alexander is an historical epic based on the life of Alexan…
- W6/10
Wuchak
8/10/2021
_**Alexander’s conquests from Greece through Persia into northwestern India**_ After being tutored by Aristotle (Christopher Plumber), Alexander (Colin Farrell) takes over the Macedonian throne in 336 BC at the age of 20 after his father is assassinated (Val Kilmer). Over the next 13 years he, amazingly, conquers the Persian Empire and heads into India before finally turning back. Anthony Hopkins narrates as Ptole…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
1/7/2023
Opinion on this film seems to have been hijacked somewhat by the definition and appropriateness of the relationship between Alexander (Farrell) and Hephaestion (Leto). It seems daft to try to apply 21st century social morals onto a society in which same sex relationships were simply unremarkable. Whether or not it was about sex, or love, or both isn't really that important - I think Oliver Stone was trying to involve…
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