Gladiator
What we do in life echoes in eternity.
What we do in life echoes in eternity.
Action, Adventure, Drama
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2000
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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.
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Runtime:
155 min
Release date:
4 May 2000
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$103,000,000
Revenue:
$465,516,248
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. 61 wins & 105 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Gladiator is 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.
– Manohla Dargis,
L.A. Weekly,
8 Jan 2014
rotten:
Ridley Scott thrusts us so close to the combat that all we see is a lot of whirling and thrashing, a sword thrust here and there, a spurt of blood, a limb severed. There's hardly a scene that is cleanly and coherently staged in open space.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
8 Jan 2014
fresh:
If there's a soft spot in your heart for the sword-&-sandal epic, then you'll swoon with giddy delight over Gladiator.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan 2014
fresh:
Crowe doesn't use tricks in this role to court our approval. He earns it the old-fashioned way, by daring to be quiet, if not silent, and intensely, implacably strong.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
8 Jan 2014
fresh:
The fusion of the ancient and the modern -- even to the point of some sly echoes of our own sports-mad society -- is seamless. Gladiator does indeed deliver the glory that was Rome, but it also clinically dissects the assumptions on which it was built.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
24 Feb 2013