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Gladiator

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Gladiator

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Released May 5, 2000

2h 34m

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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

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.

Nov 21, 2024

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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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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

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

Rated: 3/4

Mar 11, 2025

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Greg MacArthur

Screen Rant

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.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 14, 2024

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

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.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 11, 2024

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Jaiaditya T

Yes I am entertained.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Phil J

This movie will live on for years. Amazing cast, great mix of action and drama. A timeless classic!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Audience Member

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! This movie is an incredible historical fiction (sort of) revenge story. I highly recommend this movie to anyone. Russel Crowe's performance was outstanding like always, and Joquain Phoenix portrayed a Caesar like no one else could.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/20/25

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Daniel M

Such an epic movie with a good story with incredible performances by Phoenix and Crow.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/14/25

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Owen P

Russell Crowe was built for this role. Even if you've never heard of the Romans, this is a brilliant and inspiring movie that stirs up masculine urges to conquer, and fight for what's right.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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Jaime A

I really didnt had hope on this movie, I didn’t know why it was said to be good, so I watched it just to give my opinion, GOD, this movie may be boring on the first 10 minutes but besides that the movie is entertaining on a way that you can’t pause it and just only see it to the end, a incredibly actuation and gory scenes that makes this movie feel like Rome, I recommend this movie a lot, easily enters my top 10 favorite movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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Ridley Scott

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Maximus Decimus Meridius

Joaquin Phoenix

Commodus

Connie Nielsen

Lucilla

Oliver Reed

Proximo

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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: 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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