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Gladiator II

Play trailer 1:00 Poster for Gladiator II R Released Nov 22, 2024 2h 28m History Drama Adventure Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.
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Echoing its predecessor while upping the bloodsport and camp, Gladiator II is an action extravaganza that derives much of its strength and honor from Denzel Washington's scene-stealing performance.

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Delighting in razzle-dazzle over historical precision, Gladiator II rigorously entertains all the better for it.

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Esther Zuckerman Bloomberg News Gladiator II is ultimately a bigger, more bombastic and thematically messier movie than Gladiator, but it thrives on excellent performances and Scott’s knack for capturing ferocious fight sequences. Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Kristy Puchko Mashable For all its faults, Gladiator II is an extraordinary film, the kind that demands to be seen in theaters. Dec 10, 2024 Full Review Dwight Brown DwightBrownInk.com In a cast of veteran actors and extremely talented up-and-comers, Washington steals the movie. He takes the throne. Rated: 3/4 Dec 10, 2024 Full Review Stephen Garrett Book & Film Globe This sword-and-sandals epic serves up the same basic outline of the first movie without any of its compelling characters. Rated: 3/5 Aug 26, 2025 Full Review Matthew Koss The Wandering Screen (YouTube) Gladiator 2 is not exactly trying to recreate the first film but, let’s be honest, there are definitely quite a lot of borrowed plot points, familiar action sequences but with a wider breadth. Rated: B Aug 16, 2025 Full Review Patrick Beatty ABC4 Utah I was entertained enough with “Gladiator II” but still found the sequel unnecessary. Aug 11, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jacob 24 years later I prefer this movie more then the original because has a lot more action then the first one like the first one was slow has to build up all the story up and man don't miss with Pedro pascel Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/26/25 Full Review rob Watchable, but not very memorable or logical. And the Maximus I remember from Gladiator would not have had a kid with another woman Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/18/25 Full Review Frank Good movie to see when your unknowingly pregnant girlfriend is annoying you . Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/07/25 Full Review Cy Didn’t have the heart and soul of the last movie. It was hard to tell who anybody was or what was going on because there was no dialogue for like the last first half hour but they made a good try. I like the sea battle in the Coliseum Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/03/25 Full Review Davi Best production made Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/25 Full Review Hadiyah O Entertaining but nowhere near as epic as the first Gladiator. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Gladiator II: Official Clip - Lucius Defends Lucilla Gladiator II: Official Clip - Lucius Defends Lucilla 2:25 Gladiator II: Official Clip - BADASS WAR RHINO!!! Gladiator II: Official Clip - BADASS WAR RHINO!!! 4:32 Gladiator II: Official Clip - Lucius Taunts Emperor Geta Gladiator II: Official Clip - Lucius Taunts Emperor Geta 2:49 Gladiator II: Official Clip - All Hail Macrinus (Denzel Washington)! Gladiator II: Official Clip - All Hail Macrinus (Denzel Washington)! 1:39 Gladiator II: Official Clip - Denzel Washington's Macrinus Fights Paul Mescal's Lucius Gladiator II: Official Clip - Denzel Washington's Macrinus Fights Paul Mescal's Lucius 1:38 Gladiator II: Official Clip - Rabid Monkeys Attack Gladiator II: Official Clip - Rabid Monkeys Attack 2:00 Gladiator II: Official Clip - Sharks vs. Gladiators Gladiator II: Official Clip - Sharks vs. Gladiators 3:36 Gladiator II: Official Clip - Denzel Washington's Macrinus Betrays the Emperors Gladiator II: Official Clip - Denzel Washington's Macrinus Betrays the Emperors 2:27 Gladiator II: Official Clip - Pedro Pascal's Acacius vs. Paul Mescal's Lucius Gladiator II: Official Clip - Pedro Pascal's Acacius vs. Paul Mescal's Lucius 4:50 Gladiator II: Official Clip - EPIC Roman Naval Battle Gladiator II: Official Clip - EPIC Roman Naval Battle 3:59 View more videos
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Synopsis Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Director
Ridley Scott
Producer
Douglas Wick, Ridley Scott, Lucy Fisher, Michael A. Pruss, David Franzoni
Screenwriter
David Scarpa
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Scott Free Productions
Rating
R (Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
History, Drama, Adventure, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 22, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 24, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$168.8M
Runtime
2h 28m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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