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Gladiator

Gladiator (1992)

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Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3

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Gladiator is the kind of boxing movie that goes that extra mile -- a self-loathing boxing saga that relishes in bare-knuckled sucker punches, illegal eye-rubs, and gentlemen boxers who obey the Marquis of Queensbury rules by drop-kicking opponents when the are not only down but unconscious. James Marshall plays Tommy Riley, a Windy City high school student conned into participating in the illegal underground boxing arenas of the South Side of Chicago. In high school, Tommy was a prize boxer, and

R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure

Sep 26, 2000

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for Gladiator

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (9) | DVD (4)

The mixture may be slightly unexpected, but it still manages to be predictable all the way.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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The idea of the Dennehy's illegal boxing arena is a storytelling masterstroke; it explains the small crowds at the same time it permits the boxers to fight dirty.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Let's make things perfectly clear. Gladiator is utter trash masquerading as an action picture with a message.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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The screenplay, contrived to suit the genre, is likewise replete with stock characters.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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Gladiator is filmmaking by the numbers, if a particularly glossily executed package

September 2, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Marshall makes a promising feature debut; and Herrington, pushing beyond the expected triumph-of-the-underdog clichés, underpins the crowd-pleasing Rocky-style fight action with some unobtrusive social comment and confident visual storytelling.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment
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I prefer the remake.

December 21, 2004 Comment
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Standard "boxing will keep you off the mean streets where you'll be shot" story.

July 25, 2002 Comment
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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How did I miss this 1992 gem?! Very impressive performances from Cuba Gooding Jr, James Marshall, and Brian Dennehy. An underrated gem that explores the underground world of professional street boxing. It was well done, and I really enjoyed it! This movie may be among one of the highest quality unknown films that I

May 18, 2011
itsjustme2004
Cynthia S.

Super Reviewer

Tommy Riley (James Marshall) goes to a different school and is immediately bullied around and threatened by several of the school's students. After getting in a street fight, Pappy Jack (Robert Loggia) notices Tommy's strong and fierce punch and invites him to be a boxer. Tommy was formerly a boxing champion before

September 8, 2009
stormyweather980
Jason Owens

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