Gladiator
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76% Critic Match

Gladiator

Nobody owns Tommy Riley. Nobody.

7.6 / 10 1992 1h 41mR English
Drama

Storyline

Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight, he's noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing — where punches can kill.

Cast & Crew

James Marshall

James Marshall

Tommy Riley

Lead
T.E. Russell

T.E. Russell

Spits (Leroy)

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Abraham Lincoln Haines

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Pappy Jack

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Jimmy Horn

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Noah

Cara Buono

Cara Buono

Dawn

RL

Richard Lexsee

Father in Park

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rowdy Herrington's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Gladiator is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker