Film
| Date | Title | Country | Notes | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Sikandar | India | Directed by Sohrab Modi depicting Alexander's conquests in North-Western India. | |
| 1956 | Alexander the Great | USA / Spain | Starring Richard Burton as Alexander, directed by Robert Rossen and produced by MGM. | |
| 1965 | Sikandar-e-Azam | India | A Hindi movie directed by Kedar Kapoor starring Dara Singh as Alexandar depicts Alexandar's battle with the Indian prince Porus. | |
| 2004 | Alexander | Germany / USA / Netherlands / France | Starring Colin Farrell as Alexander, directed by Oliver Stone. Based on the biography Alexander the Great (ISBN 0-14-008878-4) by Robin Lane Fox. It was released on November 24, 2004. | |
| 2006 | Alexander | Italy | An animated film directed by Daehong Kim, and starring Mark Adair-Rios as the voice of Alexander. |
- Baz Luhrmann had been planning to make a very different film about Alexander, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, but the release of Stone's film eventually persuaded him to abandon the project.
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