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Name: Gladiator II
Director: Ridley Scott
Genre: action, adventure, drama
Released: 2024
Duration: 2 h 28 min
Rating: 6.4

Gladiator II has an iRankMovies score of 65.9/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Gladiator II (2024)

Prepare to be entertained.

Release:2024

Runtime:2h 28m

Country:United States

Director:Ridley Scott

Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureDrama

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Keywords

GladiatorRoman EmpireAncient RomeSequelEpic BattleFamily Legacy3rd CenturyFallen Hero

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Gladiator II rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.4/10· 297K votes

Rotten Tomatoes70%

Metacritic64%

TMDb6.612/10· 4K votes

With 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Gladiator II

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Cast of Gladiator II

Paul Mescal
as Lucius
Denzel Washington
as Macrinus
Pedro Pascal
as General Acacius
Connie Nielsen
as Lucilla
Joseph Quinn
as Emperor Geta
Fred Hechinger
as Emperor Caracalla
Lior Raz
as Viggo
Derek Jacobi
as Gracchus
Peter Mensah
as Jugurtha
Matt Lucas
as Master of Ceremonies
Alexander Karim
as Ravi
Yuval Gonen
as Arishat

Gladiator II facts

Budget: $310M
Box office: $462.2M
Collection: Gladiator Collection

Our take on Gladiator II

Ridley Scott's 2024 historical epic returns to the arena years after Lucius witnessed the death of the revered hero Maximus at his uncle's hands. When tyrannical emperors conquer his home and rule Rome with an iron fist, Lucius is forced into the Colosseum, and with rage in his heart and the Empire's future at stake, he must look to his past for the strength and honor to restore Rome's glory. Scott stages grand-scale spectacle around a story of vengeance, legacy and political rot. It suits viewers who want sweeping combat, imperial intrigue and a hero shaped by loss, drawn to muscular historical drama where personal grief and the fate of an empire become inseparable.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Epic arena battles and combat spectacle deliver visceral action entertainment effectively
•Ancient Rome setting grounds adventure within historical drama framework authentically
•Ridley Scott direction ensures visual grandeur across ambitious action set pieces

What the audience disliked

•Emperor brothers subplot underdeveloped compared to main gladiatorial conflict focus
•Pacing stumbles between political intrigue scenes and action spectacle balance issues

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