Overview

In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

2477

Name

Gladiator (2000)

Genre

Action,Adventure,Drama

Leads

Crowe,Russell-Phoenix,Joaquin

Rating

7+
Content Advisory

Restricted - Under 17, Killing (by humans,monsters,disasters,etc.

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Action, Drama, Adventure

Id

98

Popularity

81.756

Release Date

2000-05-04

Title

Gladiator

Vote Average

8.217

Vote Count

18204

Budget

$103,000,000

Revenue

$465,361,176

Runtime

155 minutes