Gladiator

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Gladiator

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2000

2h 34m

History

Drama

Adventure

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

11/21/2024

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

11/02/2022

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

11/02/2022

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 Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 11

3/4

One of the slighter films to ever win the Best Picture Oscar.

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Greg MacArthur

Screen Rant

11/14/2024

8/10

As iconic as Ridley Scott's Gladiator is, a better film would exist beneath its legendary dialogue and battle scenes in the form of a sharper script.

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

11/11/2024

4/5

The enduring success of Gladiator lies in many factors, one of which is Scott’s modern sensibility in his direction that appeals even to contemporary audiences.

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Kamala H.

@AprilThe20th 18h

One of the top 10 best movies ever made

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Sahil K

@Sahilk171 3d

A vengence story done right but a little too streached out and long in the second half, greatly and beautifully captured shots, really feel the villian was evil and also russel crowe and joaquin pheonix nailed it, really nice, boring in a few parts, could have been cut out a little better, 7/10

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Robert F.

@Zoofallon Jan 14

I still remember coming out of the theater after seeing this movie. It was a fantastic movie! Russell Crowe was born to play this role and Ridley Scott did an unbelievable job directing this movie. One of my all-time favorites.

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DZ E

@Ziggy88z Jan 4

92/100 Russel Crowes greatest role?!?!

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Walden C

@lazerlemur Dec 28

A grand, fast-paced action flick brought down by its lack of moral complexity. It’s just another battle between a perfect hero and a perfectly evil villain with little nuance, and the use of violence is quite gratuitous and overdone, with the deaths blurring together and lacking individual impact. Regardless, the acting, cinematography, and fight choreography were very high quality and create a fun, if somewhat generic film

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Ry N

@RyGuy Dec 27

One of Rome’s greatest generals, Maximus, is stripped of his rank and sent to fight as a gladiator by Caesar’s petty son. This movie has a great plot that seems to drag on a bit at times but will forever be a classic.

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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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