Gladiator

3.50
    Gladiator
    2000

    Synopsis

    In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

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    Cast

    • Russell CroweMaximus Meridius
    • Joaquin PhoenixEmperor Commodus
    • Connie NielsenLucilla
    • Oliver ReedProximo
    • Richard HarrisMarcus Aurelius
    • Derek JacobiGracchus
    • Djimon HounsouJuba
    • David SchofieldFalco
    • John ShrapnelGaius
    • Tomas AranaQuintus

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Philadelphia Inquirer

      It's a stunning Roman triumph.
    • 91

      Entertainment Weekly

      What matters for today's hero is the good fight, and Gladiator KOs us with a doozy.
    • 88

      New York Post

      An exhilarating, sweeping epic that begs to be seen on the largest possible screen.
    • 75

      Miami Herald

      Lacks emotional depth and sweep -- but the movie still delivers the type of rousing, large-scale adventure that marked the best films of its kind
    • 70

      Film.com

      The heroism and the tigers and the epic grandeur all leave behind the flavor of cynicism.
    • 63

      Boston Globe

      It epitomizes the kind of high-profile bloodshed we now expect to herald the hazy, lazy, blockbuster-fixated days of summer.
    • 60

      Chicago Reader

      The script by producer David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson is serviceable but not exactly inspired.
    • 60

      L.A. Weekly

      Filled with brilliant filmmaking and features outstanding performances, but it's neither profound enough nor pop enough to be great -- it's mournful, serious, beautiful and, finally, pointless.

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