What is Gladiator (movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Gladiator''''' is a 2000 [[United Kingdom|Anglo]]-[[United States|American]] [[historical]] [[action movie]] [[movie director|directed]] by [[Ridley Scott]] and produced by [[Douglas Wick]], [[David Franzoni]] and [[Branko Lustig]]. It [[Cast member|stars]] [[Russell Crowe]], [[Joaquin Phoenix]], [[Richard Harris]], [[Connie Nielsen]], [[Djimon Hounsou]] and [[Oliver Reed]]. It won five [[Academy Award]]s. A sequel, ''[[Gladiator 2]]'', is expected to be released on November 22, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gladiator-sequel-release-date-2024-1235317086/|accessdate=March 10, 2024|title=‘Gladiator’ Sequel Lands 2024 Release Date|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> == Plot == [[Commodus]] (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power after he [[murder]]s his father, Emperor [[Marcus Aurelius]] ([[Richard Harris]]), the great [[stoicism|stoical]] [[philosopher]], and strips [[rank]] from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored [[general]]s of Marcus Aurelius. Maximus then becomes a [[slave]] and has to fight to the death in the [[gladiator]] [[arena]]s, while he plans his [[revenge]] on Commodus for murdering his wife and son. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{imdb title|0172495}} {{movie-stub}} [[Category:2000 action movies]] [[Category:2000 drama movies]] [[Category:2000s historical movies]] [[Category:2000s epic movies]] [[Category:American action movies]] [[Category:American drama movies]] [[Category:American epic movies]] [[Category:BAFTA Award winners]] [[Category:British action movies]] [[Category:British drama movies]] [[Category:Best Picture Oscar]] [[Category:English-language movies]] [[Category:Movies set in Ancient Rome]] [[Category:Movies set in Rome]] [[Category:Movies set in Vienna]] [[Category:Movies set in Spain]] [[Category:Movies set in Africa]] [[Category:Movies about revenge]] [[Category:Movies about rebellions]] [[Category:Movies about slavery]] [[Category:Incest in movies]] [[Category:Movies composed by H