My Name Is Maximus – Gladiator

Russell Crowe as Maximus reveals his true identity and gives one of the most remembered speeches in the history of movies. Gladiator (2000) SYNOPSIS: Set in Roman times, the story of a once-powerful general forced to become a common gladiator. The emperor’s son is enraged when he is passed over as heir in favour of his father’s favourite general. He kills his father and arranges the murder of the general’s family, and the general is sold into slavery to be trained as a gladiator – but his subsequent popularity in the arena threatens the throne.