300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Most people think so. 71% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 46%, but audiences disagreed.

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, Xerxes and Artemesia, the vengeful commander of the Persian navy. Wikipedia ↗

300: Rise of an Empire is a 2014 American epic action film directed by Noam Murro, a simultaneous prequel and sequel to Zack Snyder's 300. Sullivan Stapleton stars as Themistocles, an Athenian general who leads Greece's naval forces against the massive Persian fleet commanded by Artemisia, a ruthless Greek-born commander played by Eva Green who serves the Persian King Xerxes out of revenge against her own homeland. Eva Green's ferocious performance as Artemisia was the film's most compelling element — she dominated every scene with a combination of physicality, intelligence, and barely contained fury that elevated the material.

The naval battle sequences, employing the same green-screen, digitally-enhanced visual style as the original, created spectacular images of flaming ships, crashing waves, and sword combat on water-slicked decks. 300: Rise of an Empire earned $337 million worldwide on a $110 million budget.