Gladiator (2000)

Aggregate Rating: 252 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 67 | Earnings: $187.67M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, | Director: Ridley Scott,

When a Roman General is betrayed, and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Aggregate Rating: 225 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 90 | Earnings: $64.60M

Lead Role: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, | Director: Curtis Hanson,

As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.

American Gangster (2007)

Aggregate Rating: 205 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 76 | Earnings: $130.13M

Lead Role: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, | Director: Ridley Scott,

In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Aggregate Rating: 204 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 72 | Earnings: $170.71M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, | Director: Ron Howard,

After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Aggregate Rating: 190 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 76 | Earnings: $53.57M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Logan Lerman, | Director: James Mangold,

A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.

The Nice Guys (2016)

Aggregate Rating: 173 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 70 | Earnings: $36.25M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, | Director: Shane Black,

In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.

The Insider (1999)

Aggregate Rating: 172 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 84 | Earnings: $28.97M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, | Director: Michael Mann,

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a "60 Minutes" expose on Big Tobacco.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Aggregate Rating: 168 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 81 | Earnings: $93.93M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, | Director: Peter Weir,

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

Cinderella Man (2005)

Aggregate Rating: 164 | Imdb: 8 | Metascore: 69 | Earnings: $61.64M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Craig Bierko, Paul Giamatti, | Director: Ron Howard,

The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.

Les Misérables (2012)

Aggregate Rating: 160 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 63 | Earnings: $148.78M

Lead Role: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, | Director: Tom Hooper,

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.

State of Play (2009)

Aggregate Rating: 147 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 64 | Earnings: $36.97M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, | Director: Kevin Macdonald,

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the congressman, his old college friend.

Noah (2014)

Aggregate Rating: 146 | Imdb: 5 | Metascore: 68 | Earnings: $101.16M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson, | Director: Darren Aronofsky,

Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.

Boy Erased (2018)

Aggregate Rating: 142 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 71 | Earnings: $3.03M

Lead Role: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, Russell Crowe, | Director: Joel Edgerton,

The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.

Body of Lies (2008)

Aggregate Rating: 138 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 57 | Earnings: $39.38M

Lead Role: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, | Director: Ridley Scott,

A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.

The Next Three Days (2010)

Aggregate Rating: 136 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 52 | Earnings: $21.13M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Michael Buie, | Director: Paul Haggis,

A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.

Robin Hood (2010)

Aggregate Rating: 134 | Imdb: 6 | Metascore: 53 | Earnings: $105.22M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Max von Sydow, | Director: Ridley Scott,

In 12th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.

The Water Diviner (2014)

Aggregate Rating: 127 | Imdb: 7 | Metascore: 50 | Earnings: $4.19M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney, Isabel Lucas, | Director: Russell Crowe,

An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons.

A Good Year (2006)

Aggregate Rating: 124 | Imdb: 6 | Metascore: 47 | Earnings: $7.46M

Lead Role: Russell Crowe, Abbie Cornish, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, | Director: Ridley Scott,

A British investment broker inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.

The Quick and the Dead (1995)

Aggregate Rating: 119 | Imdb: 6 | Metascore: 49 | Earnings: $18.64M

Lead Role: Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, | Director: Sam Raimi,

A female gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her father's death.

Broken City (2013)

Aggregate Rating: 119 | Imdb: 6 | Metascore: 49 | Earnings: $19.69M

Lead Role: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, | Director: Allen Hughes,

In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.