One of Angelina Jolie’s underseen movies just landed on Netflix.

Have you seen the 2004 movie Alexander? You wouldn’t be alone in having missed this one. 

The movie follows the historic Alexander, King of Macedonia, and all-around big deal. 

Alexander the Great conquered a lot of the world and is typically referenced as one of the greatest leaders in warfare history. 

That should be a movie everyone catches. However, at the time, we also saw the release of Gladiator with Russell Crowe and Troy. 

Alexander was greatly disliked by critics and went nowhere at the box office. 

This was despite a cast that includes Angelina Jolie, Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, and Val Kilmer. While this may sound like a movie you can skip, the director and writer, Oliver Stone, was passionate about the project. Today, we have a new Ultimate version of this movie on Netflix. According to many, this is a version worth your time and attention. 

When you decide to watch this overlooked Angelina Jolie movie, you want to find Alexander: The Ultimate Cut. This isn’t just a second take on this movie.

The original theatrical cut was released in 2004. Then, in 2005, Oliver Stone released a “Director’s Cut” for the DVD. This version had deleted 25 minutes of footage and then went on to add in 17 minutes of previously unseen scenes. This took the movie from 175 minutes to 167. While this improved the movie, Oliver Stone still didn’t feel it was good enough. In 2007, he released another version.

This was called the “Final Cut”. This version was 214 minutes, with more scenes deleted and added in. On the 10th anniversary of the movie in 2014, we got Alexander: The Ultimate Cut. This movie is now 207 minutes and sees much better reviews than all previous versions. The movie has an intermission, tells the story in a new way, and should likely be ranked differently on lists of Angelina Jolie’s best movies. 

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