Gladiator (2000)

Edit Storyline Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge. Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis Taglines: The Gladiator Who Defied An Empire See more » Edit Details Release Date: 5 May 2000 (USA) See more » Also Known As: The Gladiators See more » Box Office Budget: $103,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: £3,555,446 (UK) (12 May 2000) Gross: ESP 3,252,726,610 (Spain) (29 June 2001) See more » Company Credits Technical Specs Runtime: | (Extended Edition) Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1 See full technical specs » Edit Goofs

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Die Brücke am Kwai (1957) Gladiator (2000 film) Gladiator is a 2000 British–American epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final film role), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays the fictional character, loyal Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when the emperor's ambitious son, Commodus, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the murder of his family and his emperor. V for Vendetta (2005) The Last of the Mohicans (1992) 2001: Odyssee im Weltraum (1968)

Gladiator All Critics (173) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (132) | Rotten (41) | DVD (45) 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. 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.

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