Gladiator (2000)
Action, Drama, Adventure
67Kernel Score — Generally Favorable, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A 67 Metascore on a $103M budget yielding $465.516M worldwide is the kind of box-office arithmetic that justifies studio faith in prestige spectacle, even when critics remain measured in their enthusiasm.
Director track record: Ridley Scott
Gladiator (67) sits above Ridley Scott's own 62.2-point average across 23 scored films—a solid performance that trails his best-reviewed work, Alien (89), but suggests Scott remains a dependable architect of high-stakes cinema.
Lead track record: Russell Crowe
The film sits above Russell Crowe's own 61.3-point average across 18 scored films—a career-best moment that falls short of L.A. Confidential (91), yet marks him as an actor capable of elevating material beyond his baseline critical reception.
Box office
Budget $103M · Box office $465.5M