Gladiator

Released May 5, 2000

2h 34m

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Drama

Adventure

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87%

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250,000+ Ratings

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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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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Dean Lamanna

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Gladiator delivers everything its title promises. The surprise is that this bold revival of the period "sword-and-sandals" epic does so with solid acting, sure pacing and superior style interspersed with payoff-worthy pathos.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 2, 2022

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

As a sword and sandal epic, it still holds the exciting pulse to this day with Russell Crowe's magnificent performance and its emotional story about the Roman gladiator who fights as a liberator against a corrupt emperor. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Apr 14, 2024

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Adrían Massanet

Espinof

Russell Crowe takes ownership of his character and gives him an immeasurable truth and sadness. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 19, 2023

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Chuck Klosterman

Akron Beacon Journal

The individual performances are great and the images are stunning, and -- perhaps most important -- Gladiator offers an escapist quality that makes its derivative flaws seem minor.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 30, 2023

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Creeper0piggy K

Can't think of anything negative, great soundtrack

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Kathryn V

Excellent movie. Hadn't watched it in a few years. Better as it ages. Great acting by Russell Crowe and J. Phoenix.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Cork B

Crowe is really heroic and Phoenix is really creepy. Check. The movie looks good, and while there are a few CGI issues, for the time, it does a fantastic job of merging sets, models and CGI akin to Lord of the Rings. The revenge story is moving and satisfying. My only real beef with this is - that isn't what happened. Of all the intrigue of ancient Rome, there HAD to have been a story in there worth telling! But still very entertaining.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Nyoka R

P E R F E C T! Well done, well written, well thought out story line

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Alex F

A deep and dark story. The characters are portrayed well and there is a 'mighty' feel about the film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/12/24

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Michael C

Honestly have nothing bad to say about this movie one of the best movies we’re probs ever gonna see considering movies are very bland nowadays. Great acting, Great costumes, Great writing, beautiful visuals Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe deserves all they got from this movie ending gets me every time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/10/24

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Ridley Scott

Director

Russell Crowe

Maximus Decimus Meridius

Joaquin Phoenix

Commodus

Connie Nielsen

Lucilla

Oliver Reed

Proximo

Derek Jacobi

Gracchus

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Gladiator: Official Clip - Maximus' Dying Wish