• Gladiator (2000)

    Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great stoical philosopher. Maximus is then relegated to fighting to the death in the gladiator arenas.

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Gladiator
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Release Date: May 5th, 2000

DVD Release Date: November 21st, 2000

R |2 hr 34 min

Plot Summary

Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great stoical philosopher. Maximus is then relegated to fighting to the death in the gladiator arenas.

Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris, David Schofield

Director: Ridley Scott

Genres: Adventure , Historical drama

Production Co: Universal Pictures, Scott Free Productions, DreamWorks Pictures

Distributors: Universal Pictures, DreamWorks SKG

Keywords: Revenge , Murder , Gritty , Transformation

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 80
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    The whole enterprise rests on Mr. Crowe's armor-clad shoulders, and he carries it remarkably well. show more

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter

    Emphasizing brawn over brain and spectacle over intimacy, Ridley Scott's Gladiator nevertheless is an impressive accomplishment in its re-creation not only of the golden age of the Roman Empire but of the unspeakable brutality with which one of the world's greatest states conducted its business. show more

  • 100
    Desmond RyanPhiladelphia Inquirer

    It's a stunning Roman triumph.

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Awards

Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001)
Winner Best Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globes (2001)
Nominated Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Oscars Academy Awards (2000)
Nominated Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Nominated David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Winner Best Picture
Oscars Academy Awards (2000)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001)
Nominated Achievement in Special Visual Effects
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Nominated Directing
Oscars Academy Awards (2000)
Nominated Music (Original Score)
Oscars Academy Awards (2000)
Winner Editing
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Winner Visual Effects
Oscars Academy Awards (2000)
Nominated Film Editing
Oscars Academy Awards (2000)
Nominated Make Up and Hair
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001)
Nominated Best Director - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (2001)
Winner Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Golden Globes (2001)
Winner Film
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Nominated Original Screenplay
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Winner Cinematography
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Nominated Costume Design
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Nominated Sound
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Winner Production Design
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)
Nominated Art Direction
Oscars Academy Awards (2000)
Nominated Cinematography
Oscars Academy Awards (2000)
Winner Costume Design
Oscars Academy Awards (2000)
Winner Sound
Oscars Academy Awards (2000)
Winner Orange Film of the Year
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2001)