Gladiator
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.
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $466M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Gladiator actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Gladiator appears in 7 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #13
Placed at #13 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Action Movies Ranked #15
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- Adventure Movies Ranked #23
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- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #24
Placed at #24 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #27
Placed at #27 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Drama Movies Ranked #34
Placed at #34 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #41
Placed at #41 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
8 wins · 13 nominations
Academy Awards
5 wins · 12 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Costume Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
BAFTA Awards
1 win
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Film
National Board of Review Award for Outstanding Production Design
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review Award for Outstanding Production Design
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Non-European Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Gladiator returned 4.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $103M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $466M
- Release date
- May 4, 2000
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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