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Spartacus

2004 · 174 min

A somber, old-fashioned historical epic that moves deliberately through arenas and senate halls, stirring in its defiance but rarely light.

Directed by
Robert Dornhelm
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Goran Višnjić, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen
Overview
Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethiopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in form of Marcus Lucinius Crassus, who makes it a matter of personal honor to crush the rebellion.

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Directed by
Robert Dornhelm
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Goran Višnjić, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • rebellion
  • power
  • justice
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, drama
Directed by
Robert Dornhelm
Written by
Robert Schenkkan
Starring
Goran Višnjić, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice, James Frain, Henry Simmons, Ben Cross
Runtime
174 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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