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300

300

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 7.6

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...

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Esther

Esther

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Esther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.

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The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

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Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1962 IMDB Rating: 6.5

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have...

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300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 6.2

Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistocles faces the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god...

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Esther and the King

Esther and the King

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Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1960 IMDB Rating: 5.5

Recently widowed Persian King Ahasuerus wants to marry the beautiful Esther. But Esther is a Jewess, and Haman, the king's evil minister, is spreading hatred against the Jews.

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The Book of Esther

The Book of Esther

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 4.1

When Ester becomes King Xerxes’ queen, her Cousin Mordecai and that despicable Haman engage in a dangerous game of intrigue for control of the young Persian King Xerxes.

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