Alexander
2004 2h 55m movie Film India

Alexander

“The greatest legend of all was real”

Synopsis

“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.

The 2003–2005 India Window

143 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Alexander sits at position #95.

  1. Kadhal Konden
    #1

    Kadhal Konden

    ★ 7.9 · 2003

  2. C.I.D. Moosa
    #2

    C.I.D. Moosa

    ★ 7.8 · 2003

  3. Black
    #3

    Black

    ★ 7.7 · 2005

  4. Thanmathra
    #4

    Thanmathra

    ★ 7.7 · 2005

  5. Kaazhcha
    #5

    Kaazhcha

    ★ 7.6 · 2004

  6. Manassinakkare
    #6

    Manassinakkare

    ★ 7.6 · 2003

  7. Anniyan
    #7

    Anniyan

    ★ 7.5 · 2005

  8. Aayitha Ezhuthu
    #8

    Aayitha Ezhuthu

    ★ 7.5 · 2004

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Alexander. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Alexander premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$155.0M
Budget
$167.3M
Revenue
$12.3M
Net Profit
1.1×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 55m runtime, production spent $886K per minute on screen and earned $956K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
3,024
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,371 of 1,983 India films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India War productions specifically: #19 of 21 (top 90%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
All Production Countries France, Germany, India, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Original Language En
Production Companies Warner Bros. Pictures, WR Universal Group, France 3 Cinéma, Intermedia Films, Pathé Renn Productions
Runtime 2h 55m
Release Date November 21, 2004
IMDb tt0346491

Themes & Motifs

  • epic
  • egypt
  • elephant
  • aristotle
  • persia
  • greece
  • emperor
  • campaign
  • alexander the great
  • sword fight
  • royalty
  • male homosexuality
  • ancient world
  • lgbt
  • ancient greece
  • epic battle

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