Gladiator II

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Gladiator II

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Released Nov 22, 2024

2h 28m

History

Drama

Adventure

Action

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Audience Says

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Patrick Beatty

ABC4 Utah

I was entertained enough with “Gladiator II” but still found the sequel unnecessary.

Aug 11, 2025

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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

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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

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Frank

Good movie to see when your unknowingly pregnant girlfriend is annoying you .

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/25

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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

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Davi

Best production made

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Hadiyah O

Entertaining but nowhere near as epic as the first Gladiator.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Ridley Scott

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Paul Mescal

Lucius

Denzel Washington

Macrinus

Connie Nielsen

Lucilla

Pedro Pascal

General Acacius

Joseph Quinn

Emperor Geta

Gladiator II: Official Clip - Lucius Defends Lucilla

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Gladiator II: Official Clip - BADASS WAR RHINO!!!

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Gladiator II: Official Clip - Lucius Taunts Emperor Geta

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Gladiator II: Official Clip - All Hail Macrinus (Denzel Washington)!

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Gladiator II: Official Clip - Denzel Washington's Macrinus Fights Paul Mescal's Lucius

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Gladiator II: Official Clip - Rabid Monkeys Attack

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Gladiator II: Official Clip - Sharks vs. Gladiators

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Gladiator II: Official Clip - Denzel Washington's Macrinus Betrays the Emperors

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Gladiator II: Official Clip - Pedro Pascal's Acacius vs. Paul Mescal's Lucius

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Gladiator II: Official Clip - EPIC Roman Naval Battle

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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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