Title: Gladiator
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Languages: English
Genres: Action, Drama, Adventure,
Runtime: 2:35:00 Hour
Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen
Directors: Ridley Scott
MPA Rating: R
Rating: 8.2 (20948 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 80 %
Audiance Score: 87 %
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.
Year: 2000
Summary: After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.