Gladiator
1992 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 7.6 · 40% critics
A quiet teen and his father relocate to a rough part of Chicago, where school pressure and money troubles quickly close in. After a street fight draws attention, he’s pulled into an illegal underground boxing circuit where the stakes are brutal and every decision can have serious consequences.
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-03-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 40/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (402 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty, fast-moving boxing drama with street-level danger, corruption, and a strong early-’90s vibe, somewhat in the vein of Rocky Marciano; Not for you if you dislike bloody violence or simple, formula storytelling.
Pros: gritty Chicago atmosphere; exciting underground fights; fun supporting characters | Cons: familiar sports-movie beats; uneven acting; some fights look rough
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- sports
- boxer
- fistfight
- tournament
- racial tension
- boxing
Cast & crew
James Marshall
as Tommy Riley
T.E. Russell
as Spits (Leroy)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Abraham Lincoln Haines
Robert Loggia
as Pappy Jack
Brian Dennehy
as Jimmy Horn
Ossie Davis
as Noah
Cara Buono
as Dawn
- RL
Richard Lexsee
as Father in Park
John Heard
as John Riley
Jon Seda
as Romano
Directed by Rowdy Herrington