Gladiator vs Lean on Pete
Gladiator has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7/10 for Lean on Pete). Lean on Pete is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 35m. Gladiator is the older of the two (2000 against 2018). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gladiator
Lean on Pete| Gladiator | Lean on Pete | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama | Adventure, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ridley Scott | Andrew Haigh |
| Main cast | Tommy Flanagan, Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed | Steve Buscemi, Travis Fimmel, Lewis Pullman, Chloë Sevigny, Amy Seimetz |
Synopsis
Gladiator
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Lean on Pete
Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.
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