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Gladiator (2000)
8.5/10 from 1126826 users Updated : 2018-04-27
Rating: 7.2/10
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Action , Adventure , Drama
Russell Crowe , Joaquin Phoenix , Connie Nielsen , Oliver Reed , Richard Harris , Derek Jacobi , Djimon Hounsou , David Schofield , John Shrapnel ,
Tomas Arana , Ralf Moeller , Spencer Treat Clark , David Hemmings , Tommy Flanagan , Sven-Ole Thorsen
Ridley Scott
IMDB 155
2000
Maximus is a powerful Roman general| loved by the people and the aging Emperor| Marcus Aurelius. Before his death| the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over
his own son| Commodus| and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family| and his loss of will
allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be
able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge.
 Ridley Scott and an excellent cast successfully convey the intensity of Roman gladitorial combat as well as the political intrigue brewing beneath.
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