The soundtrack by Zimmer really propels this filmA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery. The film, with a massive budget of over $100 million, was filmed across Europe. But, before Marcus Aurelius can make his plan public, Commodus kills his father and has Maximus assassinated by his own soldiers. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.Seriously the best fantasy film of the modern area with great acting and emotional rollercoastering all the way through. This is more like "Spartacus Lite." While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.Keep up with all the biggest announcements and updates with IMDb's breaking news roundup of Comic-Con@Home 2020.A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the events of Vietnam, Watergate and other historical events unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, whose only desire is to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.After a tragic accident, two stage magicians engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.Related lists from IMDb editorsGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.A young F.B.I.

Lucilla's son Lucius Verus, like the boy in this movie, was named for his father. We may earn a commission from these links.The film follows a former general named Maximus (Russell Crowe) who draws the ire of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius's son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) after the general is chosen to succeed the emperor. During the fight with the tigers, one of them leaps onto Maximus' back. Maximus escapes the assassination, and gets enslaved as a gladiator to compete in deadly events for the entertainment of the masses. Russell Crowe was nearly mauled by a tiger while shooting one famous scene. Use the HTML below. The real Commodus had emotional issues (vanity, paranoia, cruelty) that made him unsuited to rule, and like the movie character, he was quite athletic, and appeared in the arena as a gladiator. Or dark.

Directed by Ridley Scott. He had an older sister, Lucilla, who was caught plotting to depose him. "Gladiator" is being hailed by those with short memories as the equal of "Spartacus" and "Ben-Hur." As the epic turns 20, Ridley Scott remembers how Gladiator was almost as dangerous as the actual arena. With Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed. The iconic coliseum was constructed in Malta and stood nearly 52 feet tall before CGI enhancements. Inside, the choreographed battle scenes were nearly as dangerous as the real thing.When I Left My Faith, I Went to Comic Con As the epic turns 20, Ridley Scott remembers how his production was almost as dangerous as the actual arena.Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. As he falls down to the ground, the tiger is now on top of a tiger-handler dressed as a gladiator, holding up a big piece of meat for the tiger …