Gladiator

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Gladiator

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2000,

2h 34m,

History/

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Action

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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.

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Critics Consensus

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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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

Nov 21, 2024

The same sturdy conventionality that made Gladiator a hit means that it’s built to last without standing particularly tall. With apologies to Ridley Scott, it holds up fine without echoing into eternity.

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

Nov 2, 2022

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.

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Bill Muller

Arizona Republic

Nov 2, 2022

3/5

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.

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Matt Soergel

Florida Times-Union

Feb 18, 2026

3/4

Gladiator, a movie that has had action-starved salivating for months on the Internet, is here today. And it delivers.

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Feb 18, 2026

3/4

No matter how much the film may seem to condemn the life-wasting brutality of the arena, there's no denying that these grisly onscreen struggles offer moviegoers an approximation of the thrill the ancient Romans must have felt.

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Bob Campbell

Newark Star-Ledger

Feb 18, 2026

3/4

There's more show than substance, more noise than music, more circus than bread. Romans would understand.

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Apr 28, 2019

A truly epic film from start to finish. Fantastic story and acting with thrilling action scenes. One of my all time favourite films.

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Apr 21, 2019

A very good movie. I always watch it.. I have never get bored since the day it released

Finn P

Apr 21, 2019

The cast and directing is superb. And the violence is great when it happens, but it doesn't happen too much. Which makes the movie mainly a drama and does not entirely live up to its title.

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Poe W

Apr 21, 2019

I put this movie on my lost because it's supposed to be one of the best and most accurate movies of ancient Rome. I must say, it wasn't the "best movie ever" but it is good. It has a solid cast, good soundtrack, cool setting, and fun action. The beginning is pretty nice because it starts with a battle but the rising action of the film is a little boring, just people talking and the main character's journey to Rome. The climax and the rest after that was neat, having gladiator fights and chariots. The ending was satisfying too, being both cool and a little heart-breaking. Yet the flaws of this movie isn't ideal, it's made up by the great acting, very good. Not bad at allâ¦ except for the fact it is two and a half hours long.

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Apr 13, 2019

it worth every second.

Apr 7, 2019

Love this movie it's a must watch

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Ridley Scott

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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: John Logan, William Nicholson
Distributor: Universal Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: Scott Free Productions, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Universal 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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