Alexander
2004 2h 55m movie Film India

Alexander

“The greatest legend of all was real”

Alexander is a India–Thailand co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

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.

Audience Engagement

3,024
Reviews
99th
Review-volume percentile
98th
Popularity percentile

3,024 audience reviews — more than 99% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 98th percentile among India films.

India × Thailand Co-Production

India (lead)Thailand

Other India×Thailand titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Warner Bros. Pictures

War + History in India

12 India titles in our catalog blend the War and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Alexander itself).

The 2003–2005 India Window

Alexander holds position #95 of 143 India films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  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

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Alexander premiered alongside 47 others.

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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.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 47 other India films in 2004.

The 467th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Alexander, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • elephant · 5
  • historical drama · 5
  • royalty · 4
  • ancient world · 3
  • persia · 2
  • greece · 2
  • campaign · 2
  • alexander the great · 2
  • ancient greece · 2
  • epic battle · 2
  • aristotle · 1
  • 4th century bc · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • egypt · 29
  • action hero · 25
  • male homosexuality · 18
  • emperor · 16
  • epic · 10
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • lgbt · 73
  • gay theme · 67
  • sword fight · 56

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 CountryIndia
All Production CountriesFrance, Germany, India, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures, WR Universal Group, France 3 Cinéma, Intermedia Films, Pathé Renn Productions
Runtime2h 55m
Release DateNovember 21, 2004
IMDbtt0346491