# Gladiator (1992)

> Two Chicago teenagers enter an exploitative underground boxing circuit, where friendship, poverty, and family debt collide in a fight for survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9796

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Rowdy Herrington
- Cast: James Marshall, T.E. Russell, Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert Loggia, Brian Dennehy, Ossie Davis, Cara Buono, Richard Lexsee
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104346/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, gritty, urgent, sports movie night, 90s movie marathon

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