| Release Date | 01 May 2000 |
| Budget | $103,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $188,000,000 |
| Tagline | Father of a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife and I shall have my vengeance in this life or the next |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, History |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Ait Benhaddou, Ouarzazate, Morocco |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS-ES, Dolby Digital EX, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sword-and-Sandal, Costume Adventure, Historical Epic |
| Niche Genre | Epic |
| Mood | Tough Guys |
| Themes | Righting the Wronged, Heroic Mission, Fall From Power |
| Tones | Stylized, Forceful, Sweeping, Slick, Elegiac, Visceral, Menacing |
| Tags | Arena, Colosseum, Emperor, General, Roman Empire, Sister, Slavery |
Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays the loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when the Emperor's ambitious son, Commodus, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the murder of his family and his Emperor.