Gladiator

About Gladiator

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.

Ridley Scott's Gladiator is a 2000 action adventure film. Russell Crowe stars as Maximus, Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus, Connie Nielsen as Lucilla, and Oliver Reed as Proximo.

At 155 minutes long, it arrived in May 2000. Written by David Franzoni and John Logan. Production companies include DreamWorks Pictures, Mill Film, and Red Wagon Entertainment.

Members will find historical fiction, grim, slavery, and ancient rome in it. American members can watch it on fuboTV, Kanopy, and Paramount+ Amazon Channel. It scores 8.2 out of 10 from 21,816 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Spartacus, Ben-Hur, and The Eagle make useful companions to Gladiator, all filed under ancient world and antiquity.