Gladiator

2000 • 154 minutes

4.6

205 reviews

79%

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Eligible

About this movie

Winner of five Academy Awards, Gladiator revived the sword and sandal epic while becoming one of the acclaimed and popular historical dramas of the decade! Russell Crowe won an Oscar for his star-making turn as a general whose family is murdered by a corrupt prince (Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix). He embarks on a desperate quest for revenge that sees him fighting in front of thousands of Romans in the Coliseum. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott, Gladiator recreates the glory of Ancient Rome with Academy-Award-winning special effects. A modern classic.

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Ratings and reviews

4.6

205 reviews

True Blue

May 3, 2016

Then the "Rabbitoes". What's that got to do with winning the academy award for the best actor. It's all in the speech (pep talk) the team won a premiership after a few years of him taking ownership. Watch the grand final game Slash plays guitar before the start and my team the Bulldogs got beat by a great team. 1 Rabbito played the game with smashed cheek bone after 1st tackle.

2 people found this review helpful

July 6, 2021

They just don't make them like this anymore. Can't recommend highly enough. A brilliant and timeless story. Russell Crowe gives one of his best performances as does Joaquin Phoenix. Also great to see cameos from Derek Jacobi, Oliver Reed and Richard Harris.

Fehad Bilgrami

July 9, 2015

Absolute treat to watch and be absorbed in. The classic story of revenge in the backdrop of Roman government vs emperor, combined by career best performances by Oliver Reed, Russell Crowe and Jacquin Pheonix

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