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Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great stoical philosopher. Maximus is then relegated to fighting to the death in the gladiator arenas. Read More Read Less

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While not everyone will be entertained by Gladiator's glum revenge story, Russell Crowe thunderously wins the crowd with a star-making turn that provides Ridley Scott's opulent resurrection of Rome its bruised heart.

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Gladiator | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Stephen Hunter Washington Post It is an honorable movie, so are they all honorable movies. But that's not enough. It's not great. It's a disappointment. Caesar hates disappointment, so kill it swiftly and be done. Nov 2, 2022 Full Review Gladiator | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Bill Muller Arizona Republic The new film has spectacular fight scenes in dazzling sets and a familiar story about honor and betrayal, courage and cowardice. It's the perfect vehicle for some old-fashioned sword-clanging fun. Rated: 3/5 Nov 2, 2022 Full Review Gladiator | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Dean Lamanna Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Gladiator delivers everything its title promises. The surprise is that this bold revival of the period "sword-and-sandals" epic does so with solid acting, sure pacing and superior style interspersed with payoff-worthy pathos. Rated: 4/5 Nov 2, 2022 Full Review Gladiator | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Yasser Medina Cinefilia As a sword and sandal epic, it still holds the exciting pulse to this day with Russell Crowe's magnificent performance and its emotional story about the Roman gladiator who fights as a liberator against a corrupt emperor. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 8/10 Apr 14, 2024 Full Review Gladiator | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Adrían Massanet Espinof Russell Crowe takes ownership of his character and gives him an immeasurable truth and sadness. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 19, 2023 Full Review Gladiator | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Chuck Klosterman Akron Beacon Journal The individual performances are great and the images are stunning, and -- perhaps most important -- Gladiator offers an escapist quality that makes its derivative flaws seem minor. Rated: 3/4 Oct 30, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ollie U Fantastic. Fantastic storyFantastic scoreFantastic charactersFantastic sceneryFantastic cinematography Just…… fantastic! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Rul R Película épica y preciosa muy recomendable Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Gorptholemew T 🍅 6.8/10This is a total dad movie. This has some pretty thrilling fights and awesome set pieces with people you love and people you hate. didn’t like this as much as I wanted to but that’s fine it’s still a really good movie with a lot of great performances and easy to follow story that makes it enough of a crowd pleaser with classic status. Grade B Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review Gerardo G My absolute favorite movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/15/24 Full Review Bonz N Easily one of the best movies ever made. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/12/24 Full Review Bradley G Gladiator is just a glorious film to watch as the acting is just fantastic as it has a lot of strength and honor. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ridley Scott Director Russell Crowe Maximus Decimus Meridius Joaquin Phoenix Commodus Connie Nielsen Lucilla Oliver Reed Proximo Derek Jacobi Gracchus
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Synopsis Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great stoical philosopher. Maximus is then relegated to fighting to the death in the gladiator arenas.

Director
Ridley Scott

Producer
David Franzoni, Branko Lustig, Douglas Wick

Screenwriter
David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, David Franzoni

Distributor
Universal Pictures, DreamWorks SKG

Production Co
Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, DreamWorks Pictures

Rating
R (Intense Graphic Combat)

Genre
History, Drama, Adventure, Action

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
May 5, 2000, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2011

Box Office (Gross USA)
$187.7M

Runtime
2h 34m

Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Dolby EX, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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