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Gladiator

  • 20002000
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  • 2h 35m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.
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A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
1.5M
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
287
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  • Director
    • Ridley Scott
  • Writers
    • David Franzoni(story)
    • John Logan(screenplay)
    • William Nicholson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Connie Nielsen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ridley Scott
  • Writers
    • David Franzoni(story)
    • John Logan(screenplay)
    • William Nicholson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Connie Nielsen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2.8KUser reviews
    • 219Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #37
    • Won 5 Oscars
      • 59 wins & 106 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Russell Crowe
    Russell Crowe
    • Maximusas Maximus
    Joaquin Phoenix
    Joaquin Phoenix
    • Commodusas Commodus
    Connie Nielsen
    Connie Nielsen
    • Lucillaas Lucilla
    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • Proximoas Proximo
    Richard Harris
    Richard Harris
    • Marcus Aureliusas Marcus Aurelius
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Gracchusas Gracchus
    Djimon Hounsou
    Djimon Hounsou
    • Jubaas Juba
    David Schofield
    David Schofield
    • Falcoas Falco
    John Shrapnel
    John Shrapnel
    • Gaiusas Gaius
    Tomas Arana
    Tomas Arana
    • Quintusas Quintus
    Ralf Moeller
    Ralf Moeller
    • Hagenas Hagen
    Spencer Treat Clark
    Spencer Treat Clark
    • Luciusas Lucius
    David Hemmings
    David Hemmings
    • Cassiusas Cassius
    Tommy Flanagan
    Tommy Flanagan
    • Ciceroas Cicero
    Sven-Ole Thorsen
    Sven-Ole Thorsen
    • Tigrisas Tigris
    Omid Djalili
    Omid Djalili
    • Slave Traderas Slave Trader
    Nicholas McGaughey
    • Praetorian Officeras Praetorian Officer
    Chris Kell
    • Scribeas Scribe
    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writers
      • David Franzoni(story) (screenplay)
      • John Logan(screenplay)
      • William Nicholson(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Oliver Reed died three weeks before principal photography ended. Because Proximo was considered a key character, a clause in the movie's insurance contract would have allowed the filmmakers to re-shoot all of Reed's scenes with another actor at the insurer's expense, about $25 million. However, most of the actors and crew were exhausted from the punishing schedule, and Ridley Scott did not want to cut Reed from the movie. The script was rewritten, and a body double and CGI were used to give Reed's character a plausible resolution.
    • Goofs
      During the Battle of Carthage, Maximus frees a horse from the chariot and rides it. The horse is wearing a saddle, which it wouldn't wear if it was pulling a chariot.
    • Quotes

      Commodus: Rise. Rise.

      [Maximus stands up, clenching an arrow head in his right hand]

      Commodus: Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to match you. As for this young man, he insists you are Hector reborn. Or was it Hercules? Why doesn't the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? You do have a name.

      Maximus: My name is Gladiator.

      [turns away from Commodus]

      Commodus: How dare you show your back to me! Slave, you will remove your helmet and tell me your name.

      Maximus: [removes helmet and turns around to face Commodus] 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.

      [Commodus trembles in disbelief]

      Quintus: Arms!

      [Praetorians point their spears at the gladiators while the Colosseum crowd chants for them to live. Commodus shakes his head and motions the crowd for silence. He then raises his fist and reluctantly gives the thumbs-up signal]

    • Crazy credits
      Both the Dreamworks & Universal logos are altered to appear gold in color so they match the opening theme of Maximus walking through a wheatfield.
    • Alternate versions
      The 3 disc Special Edition VCD (Video CD) is edited:
      • Excessive sexual and violent scenes, including profanities are censored.
    • Connections
      Edited into Yoostar 2: In the Movies (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Pavor
      Written by Walter Maioli and Nathalie Van Ravenstein (as Natalia Van Ravenstein)

      Performed by Synaulia

      Courtesy of Amiata Media, S.R.L.

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    Top review
    10/10
    They said you were a giant. They said you can crush a man's skull with one hand.
    Ridley Scott's Gladiator is not a perfect film, I would think that the hardiest of fans, of which I'm firmly one, know this deep down. Yet just like Commodus in the film is keen to point out that he himself has other virtues that are worthy, so does Gladiator the film. Enough in fact to make it an everlasting favourite of genre fans and worthy of the Academy Award acknowledgements it received.

    In narrative terms the plot and story arc is simplicity supreme, something Scott and Russell Crowe have never shied away from. There has to my knowledge as well, never been a denial of the debt Gladiator owes to Anthony Mann's 1964 Epic, The Fall of the Roman Empire. Some folk seem very irritated by this, which is strange because the makers of Gladiator were not standing up bold as brass to proclaim they were unique with their movie, what they did do was reinvigorate a stagnant genre of film for a new generational audience. And it bloody worked, the influence and interest in all things Roman or historically swashbuckling of film that followed post Gladiator's success is there for all to see.

    What we do in life echoes in eternity.

    So no originality in story, then. While some of the CGI is hardly "Grade A" stuff, and there's a little over - mugging acting in support ranks as some of the cast struggle to grasp the period setting required, yet the way Gladiator can make the emotionally committed feel - overrides film making irks. Crowe's Maximus is the man men want to be and the man women want to be with. As he runs through the gamut of life's pains and emotionally fortified trials and tribulations, we are with him every step of the way, urging him towards his day of revenge splattered destiny; with Crowe superb in every pained frame, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor that he should have won for The Insider the previous year.

    Backing Crowe up is Joaquin Phoenix giving Commodus preening villainy and Connie Nielsen graceful as Lucilla (pitch Nielsen's turn here against that of Diane Kruger's in Troy to see the class difference for historical period playing). Oliver Reed, leaving the mortal coil but leaving behind a spicy two fold performance as Proximo the Gladiator task master. Olly superb in both body and CGI soul. Richard Harris tugging the heart strings, Derek Jacobi classy, David Hemmings also, while Djimon Hounso gives Juba - Maximus right hand man and confidante - a level of character gravitas that's inspiring.

    I didn't know man could build such things.

    Dialogue is literate and poetic, resplendent with iconic speeches. Action is never far away, but never at the expense of wrought human characterisations. The flaming arrows and blood letting of the Germania conflict kicks things off with pulse raising clarity, and Scott and his team never sag from this standard. The gladiator arena fights are edge of the seat inducing, the recreation for the Battle of Carthage a stunning piece of action sequence construction. And then the finale, the culmination of two men's destinies, no soft soaping from Scott and Crowe, it lands in the heart with a resounding thunderclap. A great swords and sandals movie that tipped its helmet to past masters whilst simultaneously bringing the genre alive again. Bravo Maximus Decimus Meridius. 10/10
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    • Is Joaquin Phoenix's villain character Commodus based on a historical real life person in medieval times?
    • What is Gladiator about?
    • What is Maximus's war ritual, i.e., rubbing his hands with dirt, and why does he use it?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Malta
      • Morocco
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Gladiators
    • Filming locations
      • Malta
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Universal Pictures
      • Scott Free Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $103,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $187,705,427
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $34,819,017
      • May 7, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $465,380,802
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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