Overview

• BBC iPlayer’s window for Gladiator closes early August, ending one of its few free streaming options in the UK.
• Netflix UK will drop the Ridley Scott epic later this month as part of a purge affecting nearly 70 movies.
• The 2000 film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe, and grossed over $460 million worldwide.
• Audiences and critics alike praise its production design, large-scale battle sequences and Hans Zimmer–Lisa Gerrard score, earning an 80% Rotten Tomatoes rating and an 8.5 IMDb score.
• Licensing agreements will keep Gladiator available on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV once it departs BBC iPlayer and Netflix UK.