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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
MPAA Rating R
Status Released
Release Date 2000-05-04
Runtime 155 minutes
Budget $0.1b
Revenue $0.5b
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shemdani shared a tip "Russell Crow at his best 👌"
damien_scott shared a tip "Would you Quintus? Would I?"
kathleen_caste shared a tip "Part of what I liked best was the music. Using a waltz for the big battle scenes was a unique take"
rather_notsay_6247 shared a tip ""Sometimes the frost makes the blade stick...""
claire_freeman_8903 shared a tip "Are you not entertained??"
noah_lundy shared a tip "The best movie of Russell Crow's career"
alex_prisco shared a tip "Are you not entertained"
mo_om shared a tip "Watched this for as much as I can remember when I was a kid still a great movie"
courtney_chapman_1810 shared a tip "If I watch this film from beginning to end, by time they get to ‘honor him,’ I’m in tears. Just a mess😭"
katrice_masters shared a tip "Top 5 movie This movie makes me root for the underdog"
mlhawkins shared a tip "Omg yes!"
marlena_a._esquivel shared a tip "Love this movie. Can't count how many I have watched it."
jackie_shindman shared a tip "One of the absolute best movies you will ever watch"
jody_baer-swanson shared a tip "I saw this when it came out at the theatre. I just love Joaquin Phoenix. He is such an underated actor."
anasia_lourie shared a tip "Very possibly my favorite movie of all time."
michael_goggin shared a tip "10/10 film"
desdeluna_moon shared a tip "Great film"
YugoNation shared a tip "One of the best adventure movies ever"
i_bry shared a tip "Quote of the century: "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED???""
janelle_castillo shared a tip "Thank you"
israa_hussein shared a tip "Could also find this on prime video"
drewjc shared a tip "This movie isn't a total made up plot either. The Roman emperor Commodus actually did participate in Gladiatorial games."
leegoe shared a tip "most people have seen this (i hope) and if you haven’t, just watch it! 👌🏼"
sherry_helms shared a tip "This is one of my favorite movies"
jazzylicious shared a tip "“What we do in life, echoes in eternity.” — Maximus"
ken_l shared a tip "I like Gladiator more every time I watch it."
awesome_user_280642 shared a tip "Great action filled drama"
christopher_temple shared a tip "This film is ten times better after you've seen Joey Pants reenactments in various episodes of Soprano's"
amanda_lammers shared a tip "Great story, great cinematography, great acting."
dale_penn shared a tip "Could have lost about 20 minutes in my opinion. Otherwise more plot than I expect from such films. Not an action pic, really."
robert_myatt shared a tip "A classic revenge film with fantastic set design, costuming, and scoring."
jessica_killeen shared a tip "One of my faves"
ashton_roy-bordage shared a tip "From my childhood"
michael_caison shared a tip "Tearjerker. (Long story short)"
aniko_tr shared a tip "Viva Maximus! 👏👏👏"
reid_miller_6038 shared a tip "Favorite all time movie"
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michael_schmelz shared a tip "Top Five"
awesome_user_468644 shared a tip "Good"
adrian_a_4328 shared a tip "Intense, passionate and emotional. A masterpiece!"
michelle_lee_3462 shared a tip "This one is an absolute must!"
mohamed_aly shared a tip "I also liked Barbarians show on Netflix"
shekhinah shared a tip "I remember watching this as a kid and still think fondly of it. Everything about movie is pure awesome."
isie_poff shared a tip "It was historical and action filled."
kathryn_griffith shared a tip "Classic!"
abby_broussard shared a tip "Very deep. Heartbreaking in the best of ways. Great acting and an impeccable script/plot."
leslie_white_6180 shared a tip "Invigorating movie! After watching it, you feel like you can conquer whatever life throws at you."
brant_taylor_6725 shared a tip "Great movie"