# Pompeii (2014)

> A slave-turned-gladiator battles corrupt power and a volcanic apocalypse to reach the woman he loves in ancient Pompeii.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/53844

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, History, Romance, Drama
- Director: Paul W. S. Anderson
- Cast: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kiefer Sutherland, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jared Harris, Jessica Lucas, Sasha Roiz
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1921064/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: breathless, romantic, melodramatic, action movie night, historical spectacle marathon

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- [Quo Vadis (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/6583)
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- [Centurion (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/14025)
- [Mohenjo Daro (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/268351)
- [Hercules (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/108584)
- [Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/326456)
- [Spartacus (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/20403)
- [Immortals (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/23833)
- [Gladiator II (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/390012)
- [Dante's Peak (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/4794)

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