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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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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 Manohla Dargis New York Times Fast, brutal and absorbing, the shocker opener sets the template for the rest of the movie, which plays — and often feels — like one long, inventively diverse, elaborately imaginative fight. Dec 9, 2024 Full Review Kathryn Reklis The Christian Century Watching Gladiator II, it is hard not to be a little suspicious about exactly what we are longing for in our Roman fantasies. Jan 28, 2025 Full Review John Rocha The Outlaw Nation (Youtube) Paul Mescal delivers a primal, combustible performance in this disappointing sequel from Ridley Scott. Denzel chews a colosseum's worth of scenery that almost saves this uninspired rehash of 2000's GLADIATOR with terrible CGI and a flat finale....almost. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 23, 2025 Full Review Abhimanyu Mathur Hindustan Times Gladiator II is a great watch for anyone who hasn't watched the first part. This one is grander, more spectacular, and even more visceral than the first one, turning it up by a few notches in every department. Jan 21, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kathy It was an awesome movie where it picked up where the first gladiator left off. Denzel Washington was stellar Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/25 Full Review Jeff Exact same storyline as 1 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/25 Full Review Ny I really enjoyed this movie. It was action packed and not extremely predictable like similar movies have been. While it’s over 2 hours, you don’t notice the time because it keeps your attention. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/25 Full Review nis Loved the animation, the music, and it brought back the best memories from childhood. Certainly a must see Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/25 Full Review Joe B. This movie isnt going to do anything to dispel the stereotype that everyone living in Las Vegas works on the Strip or in a casino. But then if you live your life based on stereotypes youre probably not going to see this movie anyway. Almost a week into its run, there were only two other patrons in the theater where I saw this film. But low movie attendance has been the norm since the pandemic, especially the kind of movies I prefer. I note that it will begin its run at my local art theater, The Beverly Theater, in over a week, on January 25th. Im curious whether it will attract a larger audience there during its run? I read in IMDB that when the script was sent to Pamela Andersons agent that he rejected it before giving it to her to consider. It was her son who saw the script, got it into Andersons hands, she loved it and then fired that agent. I can kinda see why the agent rejected this script. Assuming that an agents primary goal is to elevate his clients status and marketability, all in service to make the big bucks, this movie does none of that. Its an unflattering portrayal of flawed aging women and men in an industry thats moved on, but theyre still holding on to what it used to mean or the attention that it brought to them a long time ago. It takes a lot of bravery to be willing to tell this story and not sugar-coat it or give us some kind of tacked on happy ending. This is what happens to dreamers when no one can hear the music anymore except the dreamers themselves. If this had been a TV movie someone would have tragically died and then everyone connected to the story would have seen the light and made better choices. This is not that kind of simplistic crap. The characters are a bit unlikeable and the situation is on a definite downward trajectory. But it is such an important story to tell. How do we hang on to the good things that we had in our lives but also recognize that there are some careers that one cannot do forever. Our value, our meaning in life, shouldnt be so dependent things that dont last forever. We should be able to hold on to the memories while exploring the next chapters in our lives. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/25 Full Review Ian solid continuation of the story with a great cast Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 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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