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.
Alexander (2004) is a war, history, action, adventure, drama and romance film directed by Oliver Stone, released on November 21, 2004 with a runtime of 2h 56m. It stars Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer and Jared Leto. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 3,636 ratings.
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Colin Farrell
as Alexander
Angelina Jolie
as Olympias
Val Kilmer
as Philip
Jared Leto
as Hephaistion
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as Cassander
Anthony Hopkins
as Old Ptolemy
Jessie Kamm
as Young Alexander
Christopher Plummer
as Aristotle
Connor Paolo
as Young Alexander
Patrick Carroll
as Young Hephaistion
Peter Williamson
as Young Nearchus
Morgan Christopher Ferris
as Young Cassander
Directed by Oliver Stone, written by Enfys Dickinson, Christopher Kyle and Laeta Kalogridis, produced by Jon Kilik, Moritz Borman and Oliver Stone.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 3,636 ratings.
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.
Reviewed on June 15, 2017
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 Alexander…
Reviewed on June 22, 2019
_**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…
Reviewed on August 10, 2021
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…
Reviewed on January 7, 2023
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The main cast of Alexander (2004) includes Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The film was directed by Oliver Stone. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Alexander was released on November 21, 2004 and runs for 2h 56m.
Alexander (2004) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 3,636 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war, history and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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