Gladiator

2000

Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance

636
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 87% · 260 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 8.5/10 10 1826900 1.8M

gladiator epic rome, italy arena senate roman empire

Plot 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.

Director

Ridley Scott Photo
Ridley Scott

Top cast

Connie Nielsen Photo
Connie Nielsen as Lucilla
João Costa Menezes Photo
João Costa Menezes as Roman Soldier
Joaquin Phoenix Photo
Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus
John Quinn Photo
John Quinn as Valerius
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay 2160p.BluRay
1.10 GB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 35 min
Seeds 9
1.60 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 35 min
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8.09 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 35 min
Seeds 100

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by david-meldrum 8 / 10

20 Years On, It Still Rewards And Grips

20 years on, the first DVD I bought is still a barnstorming, thrilling ride. There's so much to recommend this - Lisa Gerrard & Hans Zimmer's iconic score, the canny casting of Joaquin Phoenix as a foil for Crowe; the realisation that I quote this film in everyday conversation far more than I thought I did. If it should have won the Oscars is a moot point - this is another of Ridley Scott's superb worldbuilding - one of his primary film-making skills, giving us a Rome that feels recognisable yet still a break from the cliché's that had seeped in to popular culture before this. That the film's status was boosted by the DVD boom as it made its way to home release is undeniable, but this remains a film that thrills, absorbs and grips.
Reviewed by ajkbiotech 10 / 10

One of the best films ever

There are so many iconic lines and quips in this film, too many to countIt was easily the best film of the start of the millennium."on my mark, unleash hell!""My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."
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