Gladiator

R

Released May 5, 2000

2 hr. 34 min.

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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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Robert N

one of the most badass movies i have ever scene

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Bob B

One of my all time top films. For me this is the film that defines 'epic'. Fantastic story full of emotion, love it! Also the music score is perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Sam Y

Greatest movie ever. Russel Crowe prove why he is the best

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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Audience Member

A good movie for 12 yr old boys. It is beautiful and Crowe is good. But this has all been done before. It is made for those who will not watch Spartacus or any of the countless better films it rehashes. The CGI is cheap looking. And how exactly does Maximus get (injured) from territory that is now Germany, across the Alps, across the Pyrenees, and deep into Iberia, before magically being found by the Moors? How does Commodus kill Richard Harris without Harris showing any struggle? The action slows down for self important reflective sounding music. Including Celtic sounding pretentious theme music. Again, its ok to good, but its a rehash of whats been done much better, for the adolescent movie mindset.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/15/24

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Michael S

The greatest film of all time. A story of man.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Tijs v

Great movie, great soundtrack and a solid ending.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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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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Gladiator: Official Clip - Maximus' Dying Wish

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Gladiator: Official Clip - The Battle of Carthage

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Gladiator: Official Clip - Maximus vs. Tigris of Gaul

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Gladiator: Official Clip - Commodus Murders His Father

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Gladiator: Official Clip - Are You Not Entertained?

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Gladiator: Official Clip - The Battle Against Germania

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Gladiator: Official Clip - Maximus Kisses Lucilla

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Gladiator: Official Clip - Maximus Kills Commodus

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Gladiator: Official Clip - My Name is Maximus

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Executive Producer: Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Steven Spielberg
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
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Dolby EX, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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