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Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.

Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle, Laeta Kalogridis
Production: N/A
Genre: action, biography, drama
Year: 2004
MetaScore: 39/100
ImdbRating: 5.6
BoxOffice: $34,297,191
Released: 24 Nov 2004
Awards: 6 wins & 19 nominations

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Old PtolemyOlympiasWrestling TrainerYoung NearchusAristotlePhilipAlexanderYoung AlexanderYoung HephaistionCassanderHephaistionParmenionCleitusHorse SellerRoxanePhilotasAntigonusCraterosNearchusPtolemyPersian PrinceBagoas
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But the truth is never simple - Alexander 01:14 But the truth is never simple Conquer your fear - Alexander 00:12 Conquer your fear A king isn't born Alexander - Alexander 00:54 A king isn't born Alexander I've lived - Alexander 00:23 I've lived On the 10th of June a month short of his 33rd year - Alexander 00:32 On the 10th of June a month short of his 33rd year My poor child you're like Achilles - Alexander 00:58 My poor child you're like Achilles You go boy - Alexander 00:53 You go boy How can I tell you what it was like to be young - Alexander 00:18 How can I tell you what it was like to be young We were fighting like jackals for his corpse - Alexander 00:31 We were fighting like jackals for his corpse It was said later that Alexander was never defeated in his lifetime - Alexander 00:12 It was said later that Alexander was never defeated in his... Alexander once said to me - Alexander 00:10 Alexander once said to me The greatest honor a man can ever achieve - Alexander 00:19 The greatest honor a man can ever achieve And in the end when it's over all that matters is what you've done - Alexander 00:15 And in the end when it's over all that matters is what... I've always believed Alexander - Alexander 01:07 I've always believed Alexander Your father must be turning in his grave After all this time a hill chief's daughter - Alexander 00:18 Your father must be turning in his grave After all this time... But if you ever insult me again - Alexander 00:20 But if you ever insult me again I'm his only worthy son - Alexander 00:59 I'm his only worthy son Come Bucephalus Today we ride to our destiny - Alexander 00:12 Come Bucephalus Today we ride to our destiny You are not wrong Princess Stateira - Alexander 00:12 You are not wrong Princess Stateira My noble king he's a high spirited animal yes - Alexander 00:19 My noble king he's a high spirited animal yes No never - Alexander 00:09 No never Yes I have Babylon - Alexander 00:47 Yes I have Babylon Who Roxane really was - Alexander 00:14 Who Roxane really was And one day I'll be on walls like these - Alexander 00:09 And one day I'll be on walls like these You are everything that he was not - Alexander 00:20 You are everything that he was not All greatness comes from loss - Alexander 00:05 All greatness comes from loss Would you say the love between Achilles and Patroclus is a corrupting one - Alexander 00:42 Would you say the love between Achilles and Patroclus is a... Soon to be forgotten - Alexander 00:25 Soon to be forgotten But I am Alexander - Alexander 00:27 But I am Alexander A thousand ships we'll launch from here Hephaistion - Alexander 00:56 A thousand ships we'll launch from here Hephaistion But you dream Crateros - Alexander 00:41 But you dream Crateros I'm sure you remember Achilles from Tales of Troy - Alexander 00:38 I'm sure you remember Achilles from Tales of Troy I followed him as Pharaoh and have now ruled 40 years - Alexander 01:04 I followed him as Pharaoh and have now ruled 40 years But each land each boundary I cross - Alexander 00:07 But each land each boundary I cross May all those who come here after us know when they see this altar - Alexander 00:19 May all those who come here after us know when they see this... They say already Philip was a great general - Alexander 00:23 They say already Philip was a great general Isn't it a lovely thing to live with great courage - Alexander 00:19 Isn't it a lovely thing to live with great courage I feel better - Alexander 01:04 I feel better Pregnant so soon The little whore - Alexander 00:54 Pregnant so soon The little whore You no longer serve the purpose of this march - Alexander 01:11 You no longer serve the purpose of this march Look at his hand It's so much like ours - Alexander 00:22 Look at his hand It's so much like ours And he needs you - Alexander 00:09 And he needs you You're king now You're king - Alexander 00:05 You're king now You're king I found it in Egypt - Alexander 01:14 I found it in Egypt You don't need much to fight - Alexander 01:06 You don't need much to fight That is not the subject for today Nearchus - Alexander 00:43 That is not the subject for today Nearchus Shut your foul mouth - Alexander 00:05 Shut your foul mouth I've known many great men in my life - Alexander 00:33 I've known many great men in my life His soldiers accepted the finding of guilt against Parmenion - Alexander 00:31 His soldiers accepted the finding of guilt against Parmenion But what's the point Alexander She's your captive - Alexander 00:41 But what's the point Alexander She's your captive Remember me for who I am - Alexander 00:10 Remember me for who I am We all felt there was more here than sexual bickering - Alexander 00:36 We all felt there was more here than sexual bickering A toast to Bagoas - Alexander 00:28 A toast to Bagoas The king lives - Alexander 00:17 The king lives In the rain and the sun we fought for you - Alexander 01:11 In the rain and the sun we fought for you Damn your sorceress soul - Alexander 00:32 Damn your sorceress soul It's never easy to escape our mothers Alexander - Alexander 00:12 It's never easy to escape our mothers Alexander But in the end I believe Babylon was a far easier mistress to enter - Alexander 00:18 But in the end I believe Babylon was a far easier mistress... There's only one thing better than winning a battle son - Alexander 00:15 There's only one thing better than winning a battle son His failure towered over other men's successes - Alexander 00:16 His failure towered over other men's successes They are like people - Alexander 00:23 They are like people There's no glory without suffering and this she will not allow - Alexander 00:51 There's no glory without suffering and this she will... The Titans - Alexander 01:07 The Titans The world is yours - Alexander 00:08 The world is yours In my womb I carried my avenger - Alexander 00:08 In my womb I carried my avenger My little Achilles - Alexander 00:04 My little Achilles Now you sound like Philip - Alexander 00:09 Now you sound like Philip The surveyors told us we were now on the borders of where Europe and Asia meet - Alexander 00:12 The surveyors told us we were now on the borders of where... If only you were not a pale reflection - Alexander 00:11 If only you were not a pale reflection Alexander Alexander my father's lost - Alexander 00:35 Alexander Alexander my father's lost Making himself a 13th god - Alexander 00:10 Making himself a 13th god Who do you want to Alexander We beg you tell us - Alexander 00:06 Who do you want to Alexander We beg you tell us Our Greek dream to go east - Alexander 00:20 Our Greek dream to go east Men of Macedon - Alexander 00:13 Men of Macedon Why won't you ever believe me - Alexander 00:19 Why won't you ever believe me Are you drunk again - Alexander 00:15 Are you drunk again But can a man love a woman equally master - Alexander 00:22 But can a man love a woman equally master We are of Achilles' royal blood - Alexander 00:16 We are of Achilles' royal blood The army grows restless questioning - Alexander 00:25 The army grows restless questioning I can only hope that you continue what you began as the boy I knew at 12 - Alexander 00:26 I can only hope that you continue what you began as the boy... So many wanted it - Alexander 00:09 So many wanted it The East has a way of swallowing men and their dreams - Alexander 00:31 The East has a way of swallowing men and their dreams It was the bloodiest of his battles - Alexander 00:20 It was the bloodiest of his battles Back and to the left Back and to the left - Alexander 00:05 Back and to the left Back and to the left In the ways of my country - Alexander 00:15 In the ways of my country While in your mind and body are stretched to breaking - Alexander 00:28 While in your mind and body are stretched to breaking What would you do if you ever reached the end of the world - Alexander 00:13 What would you do if you ever reached the end of the world Because you've fallen in love with all the things in life that destroy men - Alexander 00:16 Because you've fallen in love with all the things in... The happiest times of my life Alexander - Alexander 00:09 The happiest times of my life Alexander
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Cast

Old Ptolemy - Anthony Hopkins
Scribe - David Bedella
Child Alexander - Jessie Kamm
Olympias - Angelina Jolie
Philip - Val Kilmer
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