The Arena
2001Movie1 h 32 min
30
BadGoodWatch score30
BadGoodWatch scoreSummary
In an age of Gladiators, the power that was Rome held its empire together with the might of its armies, the sweat and tears of its conquests, and the cheers and bloodlust of its citizens – glorified in the deadly spectacle of The Arena.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 29GoodWatch 31
IMDb2.9
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most action movies, −16 min on the typical 108
typical 10892Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
2001
August 28, 2001
25 years ago
Genre
ActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Russia- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 3
- Timur Bekmambetov Director
- Galla Kapitskaya Assistant Director
- Andrey Peshekhodko Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- John William Corrington Writer
Production · 4
- Roger Corman Producer
- Vadim Sokolovsky Producer
- Sergey Livnev Producer
- Damian Akhavi Producer
Camera · 2
- Ulugbek Khamraev Director of Photography
- Roman Bojko Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Dmitry Kiselyov Editor
- Natalya Kucherenko Editor
Sound · 4
- Pavel Karmanov Music
- Alexander Voitinsky Music
- Peter Orloff Music
- David Kitchens Sound Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Varvara Avdyushko Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Sergey Katorzhenko Stunt Coordinator
- Igor Panin Stunt Coordinator
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