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Releasing on Nov 22, 2024
  • 2024
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 28 m
  • 2024
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 28 m

Summary Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) 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 streng...

Directed By: Ridley Scott

Written By: David Scarpa, Peter Craig, David Franzoni

  • 2024
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 28 m
  • 2024
  • R
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 28 m

Gladiator II

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
67
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Summary Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) 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 streng...

Directed By: Ridley Scott

Written By: David Scarpa, Peter Craig, David Franzoni

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 32 Critic Reviews
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66% Positive
21 Reviews
34% Mixed
11 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Nov 11, 2024
As with its predecessor, what elevates Gladiator II in the cinematic arena is the ways its themes and dialogue underpin its outrageous spectacle. David Scarpa's script is also fiercely intelligent.
By Maureen Lee Lenker FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 11, 2024
While Paul Mescal impresses in Ridley Scott’s riveting sequel, a stellar Denzel Washington rather eclipses the rest of the cast.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 11, 2024
Gladiator II finds strength and honor in the well-worn armor of its predecessor. Paul Mescal is adept in the belabored-hero role, going toe-to-toe with not only the delightfully deranged Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger, but also with Denzel Washington, whose mercurial Macrinus practically screams “ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED” at the audience every second he’s onscreen.
By Tom Jorgensen FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 11, 2024
Gladiator II gets the job done. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, and it doesn't have to. I don't for one second think Scott is setting out here trying to make an absolute masterpiece; he's content to simply make a damn entertaining action pic with an pulpy old school sensibility. Third act machinations aside, Gladiator II ends up being rather simple in its construction, and perhaps that's ultimately its greatest strength.
By Chris Evangelista FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 11, 2024
If you loved Gladiator, it’s odds-on you’ll enjoy this too. It’s got all of the same exciting bits – swordfighting, rousing speeches, nasty poshos getting what they deserve. The problem is that’s all it gives you. You want to feel like you’re watching Maximus lift off his helmet and deliver that iconic monologue for the first time again. You want the thrill of a core memory being unlocked. You want to know you’ll be quoting Mescal’s lines to your mates in the pub for the next 10 years. Gladiator 2, piously respectful as it is, can only offer a faded memory of that experience. There was a dream that was Rome – and this is kind of it.
By Alex Flood FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 11, 2024
Tension between characters seems to evaporate all too easily, meaning it’s hard to really see any weight in their words or actions. This, combined with the flimsy conceit that a fundamentally corrupt institution can be changed from the inside out with a few good men, means that Gladiator II lacks both the gravitas and simple but satisfying narrative arc which made its foundation such a refreshing epic.
By Hannah Strong FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 11, 2024
The narrative parallels with Gladiator – taking in soft-edged shadows of the earlier characters – only press home the current project’s second-hand status. It’s no Gladiator. It’s no Asterix the Gladiator.
By Donald Clarke FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Paramount Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Red Wagon Films
Release Date Nov 22, 2024
Duration 2 h 28 m
Rating R
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Website https://www.gladiator.movie/
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