2000 · 155 min · Action, Drama, Historical
Gladiator is Ridley Scott's Academy Award-winning epic starring Russell Crowe as Maximus, a Roman general betrayed by the Emperor's son and enslaved, who rises through the gladiatorial arena seeking revenge. The film won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor, and is one of the defining action epics of its era.
Gladiator streams on Peacock and Paramount+. Both platforms include it with their standard subscription plans.
Gladiator is not currently on Netflix. It streams on Peacock and Paramount+.
Gladiator takes significant creative liberties with history — the characters of Maximus and Commodus as depicted are fictional, though Commodus was a real Roman emperor.
Gladiator won five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Russell Crowe), Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, and Best Sound Mixing.
Yes — Gladiator II (2024), also directed by Ridley Scott and starring Paul Mescal, is set 25 years after the original. It streams on Paramount+.