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Action, Drama, Adventure 155 min R
Rotten Tomatoes80%Metacritic67IMDb
What we do in life echoes in eternity.
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.
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Epic, resolved, meticulous and overwhelming.
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A thumbs-up to Ridley Scott's camp but witty Roman empire epic, the first proper stab at the genre for 40 years
This movie is the answer to a question no one bothered to ask: What would happen if someone decided to film the imminent extreme football league as if it were a Chanel commercial? Ridley Scott subjects action-packed bouts of mayhem and decapitation in the Roman Colosseum to his glossy, inhuman directing style; it's a…
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