Rome, circa 209 A.D. Sixteen years after the demise of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000), the Roman Empire is now ruled by the tyrannical Emperors Caracalla ...

While Gladiator II’s broader scope is ambitious ... Similarly, Pedro Pascal’s portrayal of Marcus Acacius is solid but restrained, unable to rise above the film’s dialogue limitations.

Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius ... general is captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that ...