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2024 • 2h 28min • R • Action, Adventure, Drama

Gladiator II

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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.

IMDb 6.5

RT 70%

MC 64

Writer

David Franzoni

Composer

Harry Gregson-Williams

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Paul Mescal

Lucius

Denzel Washington

Macrinus

Pedro Pascal

General Acacius

Connie Nielsen

Lucilla

Joseph Quinn

Emperor Geta

Fred Hechinger

Emperor Caracalla

Lior Raz

Viggo

Derek Jacobi

Gracchus

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Paul Mescal Lucius

Denzel Washington Macrinus

Pedro Pascal General Acacius

Connie Nielsen Lucilla

Joseph Quinn Emperor Geta

Fred Hechinger Emperor Caracalla

Lior Raz Viggo

Derek Jacobi Gracchus

Peter Mensah Jugurtha

Matt Lucas Master of Ceremonies

Alexander Karim Ravi

Yuval Gonen Arishat

Richard McCabe Quaestor

Tim McInnerny Senator Thraex

Alec Utgoff Darius

Rory McCann General Tegula

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