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Pompeii

  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
112K
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POPULARITY
3,660
104
Kiefer Sutherland, Emily Browning, and Kit Harington in Pompeii (2014)
A slave turned gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.
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A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his be... Read allA slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
112K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,660
104
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Paul W.S. Anderson
    • Writers
      • Janet Scott Batchler(screenplay)
      • Lee Batchler(screenplay)
      • Michael Robert Johnson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kit Harington
      • Emily Browning
      • Kiefer Sutherland
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Paul W.S. Anderson
    • Writers
      • Janet Scott Batchler(screenplay)
      • Lee Batchler(screenplay)
      • Michael Robert Johnson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kit Harington
      • Emily Browning
      • Kiefer Sutherland
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 407User reviews
    • 283Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos6

    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:22
    Trailer #1
    Teaser
    Trailer 1:44
    Teaser
    Exclusive Clip
    Clip 0:43
    Exclusive Clip
    Pompeii - "Would Not Dare" Clip
    Clip 0:48
    Pompeii - "Would Not Dare" Clip
    Pompeii - "Harbor" Clip
    Clip 1:30
    Pompeii - "Harbor" Clip
    Super Bowl Spot
    Promo 0:32
    Super Bowl Spot

    Photos259

    Rebecca Roberts and Dylan Schombing in Pompeii (2014)
    Tom Bishop Sr. in Pompeii (2014)
    Carrie-Anne Moss and Jared Harris in Pompeii (2014)
    Jared Harris in Pompeii (2014)
    Kiefer Sutherland and Jared Harris in Pompeii (2014)
    Carrie-Anne Moss and Jared Harris in Pompeii (2014)
    Sasha Roiz in Pompeii (2014)
    Sasha Roiz in Pompeii (2014)
    Sasha Roiz in Pompeii (2014)
    Kit Harington in Pompeii (2014)
    Kiefer Sutherland and Sasha Roiz in Pompeii (2014)
    Pompeii (2014)

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    Kit Harington
    Kit Harington
    • Milo
    Emily Browning
    Emily Browning
    • Cassia
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland
    • Corvus
    Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
    Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
    • Atticus
    Dylan Schombing
    Dylan Schombing
    • Young Milo
    Jean-Francois Lachapelle
    Jean-Francois Lachapelle
    • Milo's Father
    Rebecca Roberts
    Rebecca Roberts
    • Milo's Mother
    • (as Rebecca Eady)
    Sasha Roiz
    Sasha Roiz
    • Proculus
    Jean Frenette
    Jean Frenette
    • Boss Slaver
    Joe Pingue
    Joe Pingue
    • Graecus
    Currie Graham
    Currie Graham
    • Bellator
    Maxime Savaria
    Maxime Savaria
    • Biggest Thracian
    Ron Kennell
    Ron Kennell
    • The Weasel
    Tom Bishop Sr.
    Tom Bishop Sr.
    • Cassia's Carriage Driver
    Jessica Lucas
    Jessica Lucas
    • Ariadne
    Carrie-Anne Moss
    Carrie-Anne Moss
    • Aurelia
    Jared Harris
    Jared Harris
    • Severus
    Dalmar Abuzeid
    Dalmar Abuzeid
    • Felix
    • Director
      • Paul W.S. Anderson
    • Writers
      • Janet Scott Batchler(screenplay)
      • Lee Batchler(screenplay)
      • Michael Robert Johnson(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The thumbs-up/thumbs-down gestures which stem from gladiatorial events had different if not opposite meanings to what they do today. A down-turned thumb by an official symbolized the winner burying his sword in the sand and the loser's life spared; an upturned thumb expressed delivering the killing stroke, symbolizing a slit throat. The actual gesture remains unknown - our belief in the thumbs-up/down stem from a painting by Gerome (pollice verso - with turned thumb) the surviving descriptions 'Infesto pollice' (with hostile thumb) and 'pollice premere' (with thumb pressed down) are too ambiguous to conclusively state what gesture was used in reality.
    • Goofs
      The "stone statues" of victims were not made of stone or ash, as implied by their appearance in the movie. They were actually made of plaster in modern times, from material injected into cavities remaining from bodies left in the ash.
    • Quotes

      Corvus: What exactly is that slave to you?

      Cassia: Everything that you are not.

    • Alternate versions
      During post production, the film company made edits to violence and bloodletting to appease the BBFC in the UK in order to secure a '12A' rating. These cuts persisted into all theatrical versions of the film released in other countries.
    • Connections
      Featured in Someone Has to Review It!: Pompeii (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      House of Delights
      from Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)

      Written by Joseph LoDuca

      © Starz Entertainment, LLC.

      Courtesy of Warner/Chappell Music Canada, Ltd.

    User reviews407

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Impressive and shallow
    Hollywood deals with an ancient catastrophe.

    The above phrase contains all one needs to be aware with regards to Pompeii. Brilliant and breathtaking spectacle marred by superficial storyline.

    We live the last days of Pompeii leading to the eruption of Vesuvius. A slave arrives in town in order to fight for his life as part of a spectacle for a senator from Rome. He befriends another gladiator and the daughter of the town's governor falls for him.

    On the one hand, a great job has been done to escalate the audiences tension as we await for Armageddon to hit and the visual climax does not disappoint. The effects are spectacular and the destruction is displayed to its full core.

    Sadly, whilst these men who were treated like animals and were an object of sport for their slave owners had a chance to escape they put everything to jeopardy for a girl crush who was also part of the system that oppressed them. Had this been presented from the angle of a friendship between two men that were to fight one another to death it would have some resonance but for some cheesy romance it proved a major anticlimax in the otherwise impressive high point leading to sheer indifference as to whether any of them survived or not.
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    5
    • cinematic_aficionado
    • May 2, 2014

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • Germany
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Germany)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thảm Họa Pompeii
    • Filming locations
      • Pompeii, Naples, Campania, Italy
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • FilmDistrict
      • Constantin Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,219,748
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,340,823
      • Feb 23, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $117,831,631
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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