I love this movie but it is not for children! My very mature 15 yr. old was able to appreciate it. Russell Crowe is a great actor (you forget he's acting) and the consummate hero which is so rare today. This movie reminds me that there are things in life worth fighting for!
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Gladiator
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Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 15. -
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Common Sense says
Really excellent but really violent Oscar winner.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–16
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What Parents Need to Know
About Gladiator
Parents need to know that this is a very violent movie. A woman and child are brutally tortured and killed (mostly off-screen). People are sliced up, burned, and crucified. There are references to rape and incest.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why it is that people are drawn to watch other people battle and what the appeal is of movies like this and full contact sports. Notice that, like Odysseus in the land of the Cyclops, Maximus will not use his name until he has done something he can be proud of. Why didn't Commodus just have him killed? Why did Commodus (a little like the WWF's Vince McMahon) decide to participate in the combat? What does it mean to "smile back" at death? Compare the lists of virtues claimed by Caesar and Commodus. Which are the most important? One of the movie's great challenges is making its world seem very different to us without making it impossible to identify with the characters. The story is told without any sense of irony or distance. Some older kids will have some good thoughts on how that is accomplished.
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- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Great for adults or mature teens
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- My highlights are:
everybody listen
why so young? you think... it's the music. it's so beautiful no one should be kept from it no matter how young. i cry just thinking of that music
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Very
OKAY, so if your kids can not handle battle seens I would strongly recommend that they miss this movie. But for the older, more mature kids, yeah, this movie is great.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
awesome war/epic battle flick.
This is a great, but extremley violent epic battle movie. Another good movie I've reviewed.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
watch it, love it
i really like this movie cause we are currntly studying ancient rome and we are in grade 8. everyone in my class is 13 or 14 but this movie is m15 but our teacher said oh well- i guessthe only thing that matters is the violence. kissing scenes don't really matter, because they are like in every movie- even disney- just skip it for little kids.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
5+
LOLZ IVE SEEN THIS LIKE FIFTY TIMES! I think the first time I saw it I was in Kindergarten.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Good for mature teens
Love it! Has a great story line and Russell Crowe does a great job portraying his role as a general of an army then an avengeful slave as the movie progressess.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Amazing movie but obviously not for kids
This is my all-time favorite movie. The cinematography, acting, and action sequences are superb. Not to mention the amazing storyline of epic proportions. However, this movie is clearly not for children, and maybe too intense for a gore-loving teenager. I guess it all depends on the maturity level of said teen watching the film. If he is the type that shouts "LOOK AT ALL THAT BLOOD! WOW! DID YOU SEE THAT GUY'S HEAD FLY OFF!?" would it be a good thing to fuel his bloodlust? Know your kid and use your good judgment for this rollercoaster of a movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
One of the best endings to a movie I've ever seen.
With it's electrifying fight scenes, beautiful scenery, and tragic romance - and not to mention an excellent performance from Russel Crowe - what's not to love?
- I rate this title off for age 11 and give it
NICE
i saw this pardon my language, but nice as HELL i especially loved the sound of the head chopped of in the beggining the best character other the maximus was juba but a tad violent an 11 year old could watch it
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
okay
As educational as "r" movies get
I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMuch better than I expected it to be!
While I have wanted to see this movie for awhile, I never expected it to be as good as it is. I was basicly expecting some cool fight scenes. This movie does have cool fight scenes, but it also has a good plot and interesting story. Parents, be warned... There is a lot of bloody violence... Although it never lingers long on the gore. There is very little language, and very little sexuality. That is one of the good qualities of the movie.I reccomend that this film is appropriate for teens fifteen years of age and older, although mature fourteen year olds will do just fine.
- I rate this title off for age 14 and give it
SWEET!!!!
This was an interesting but violent movie!!! There was slicing off heads and bodies. Lots if people getting shot by arrows. One guy was chopped in half. They don't show you the body but they do show you blood. If you seen v for vendetta, Its that kind of gore. Not much sex or language. If you can handle blood diamond,300, or Troy then your fine!!!! Prbbky better for ppl 14an up!
- I rate this title iffy for age 16 and give it
Didn't Like It
Despite being an attempt to bring back the big-budget, Ancient World epic, it lacks all of the feelings they once had. Concentrates more on the violence than on the characters.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
great
A great film but it's no Lord of the Rings, You shouldsee it.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Awesome movie...
If U want cool, vialonce, or anything else watch it. It's col.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Very violent, but captivating movie
Gladiator is properly rated. The violence and gore in this is definitely too much for your average kid. There's some incest reference, with Commodus being in love with his sister. Commodus is downright evil, willing to kill anyone who gets in his way, even his own father. I'm not really remembering any cursing, but there may have been a minor word here and there. Commodus tells Maximus that his wife "moaned like a whore as [the soldiers] ravaged her". My 12-year-old sister has seen this, but I would definitely not recommend it for anyone younger than 15 or 16. I'd suggest waiting until it's played on TV, which it is, frequently.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
GREAT movie!!!!!! amazing!!!!!!!!!!! and pretty clean no sex mild lange but very violent 16+
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
A must see for anyone 10 and up!!!
Since my last review was very long, i'll get straight to the point. We watched this in history class (i'm in 9th grade). This movie is violent, but not really graphic. All you see of the dead mother and son is a slightly smoky ashen (kinda charred, but all the skin is there). Not bad. My 8 year old sister watched it with no problem at all. THIS IS AN AMAZING MOVIE- WATCH IT!!!
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| 50% | of parents say there are good role models |
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