9 Epic Action Movies to Watch Next if You Love ‘Gladiator II’

Feast on these cinematic battles set in Ancient Rome and beyond

Viola Davis in "Woman King," Kirk Douglas in "Spartacus," Gerard Butler in "300"
Viola Davis in "The Woman King," Kirk Douglas in "Spartacus," Gerard Butler in "300" (CREDIT: Sony, Universal, Warner Bros.)

If your thirst for non-stop action isn’t sated by the bloodletting in “Gladiator II,” take a gander at previous epics like “Spartacus” and “Ben-Hur,” which both heavily influenced the original “Gladiator.”

We’ve also thrown in some cinematic suggestions that go beyond Ancient Rome, with sprawling battles in West Africa, Persia, Spain, Japan and Norway, and confrontations that don’t necessarily involve a sword and shield.

Behold some great, epic action movies like “Gladiator II” to watch next.

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