Pompeii
No warning. No escape.
PG-13 2014 · 105 min · ★ 5.5 (3K) · Action, Adventure, History
In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson · Written by Lee Batchler
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Kit Harington Milo -
Emily Browning Cassia -
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Atticus -
Kiefer Sutherland Corvus -
Carrie-Anne Moss Aurelia -
Jared Harris Severus -
Jessica Lucas Ariadne -
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Currie Graham Bellator -
Joe Pingue Graecus -
Ron Kennell The Weasel -
Rebecca Roberts Milo's Mother
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