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.
Directed by Ridley Scott
🎬 The Stump Report: as a Plot Hole daily this film stumped 7% of 466 players — difficulty rated Easy, harder than 17% of every film we've run.
💰 Earned $465.5M on a $103M budget — a 4.5× return.
🎬 A UK production.
🏆 Won 5 Oscars. 61 wins & 105 nominations total.
🤝 One of 5 films pairing Ridley Scott with Russell Crowe.
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