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Gladiator: At a glance

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Facts

2000 · Action, Drama · English4.5× its budget · Audiences +18 over critics · Long for action movies

Critics vs audiences

Audiences like it more than critics (+18)

Critics 67Audiences 85GoodWatch 76

  • Metacritic

    Metascore67

  • Metacritic

    User score8.7

  • IMDb

    IMDb8.5

  • Letterboxd

    Letterboxd · 2.4 M ratings4.2/5

Box office

4.5×its budget

Budget
$103 M
Worldwide
$466 M

Worldwide it earned $363 M more than it cost.

Running time

2 h 35 min

Longer than 9 in 10 action movies, +47 min on the typical 108

Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.

Reach

Streams in 42 countries, rent or buy in 78 more

+32

Released

2000

May 4, 2000

26 years ago

Genres

ActionDramaAdventure

Language

English

Original language

Made in

  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Awards

Oscar winner, Golden Globe winner, BAFTA winnerWins and nominations by award

Academy Awards2001

  • Best Picture2001Won
  • Actor in a Leading Role2001Won
  • Costume Design2001Won
  • Sound2001Won
  • Visual Effects2001Won

Golden Globe Awards2001

  • Best Motion Picture, Drama2001Won
  • Best Original Score, Motion Picture2001Won

BAFTA Awards2000 to 2001

  • Best Film2001Won
  • Best Cinematography2001Won
  • Best Editing2001Won
  • Best Film2000Won
  • Best Original Screenplay2001Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards2001

  • Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture2001Won

Critics' Choice Awards2000

  • Best Actor2000Won
  • Best Supporting Actor2000Won
  • Best Composer2000Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards2001

  • Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2001Nominated

MTV Movie & TV Awards2001

  • Best Action Sequence2001Nominated

Content

R · Violence, strong languageYes

Rated

  • RUnited States

Yes: it's rated R in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

What's in it

  • ViolenceIntense
  • Gore, disturbing imagesMild
  • Frightening scenesMild
  • Sex, nudityLittle or none
  • Dark themesModerate
  • Strong languageNamed in the advisories

In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.

Viewing guide

AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking

Not listed for kids.

Starring

StarringRussell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen

44 people

Made by

Directed by Ridley Scott, written with John Logan, William NicholsonJohn Mathieson (camera), Hans Zimmer (music), Pietro Scalia (editing)·201 people in 11 departments

Directing · 6

Writing · 3

Production · 20

Camera · 12

Editing · 4

Sound · 26

Art · 15

Costume & Make-Up · 15

Visual Effects · 7

Lighting · 1

Other crew · 92