Hercules

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Hercules

PG-13

2014

1h 37m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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Now a traveling mercenary, Hercules must once again become a hero to help the benevolent king of Thrace protect his people from a powerful warlord.

Critics Consensus

Hercules has Brett Ratner behind the cameras and Dwayne Johnson rocking the loincloth -- and delivers exactly what any reasonable person reading that description might expect.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

08/14/2019

The battle scenes between rival armies are ambitious and long, with a body count to rival 300, but Ratner's unremarkable direction offers no surprises.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

07/31/2014

1.5/4

Everything Guardians of the Galaxy gets right with its mix of action and comedy, Hercules botches.

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William Goss

Austin Chronicle

07/30/2014

Ratner has fashioned an adequate action-adventure around Johnson's horse-heaving he-man, a hero who's still larger than life even after the legend has supposedly been stripped away.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/21/2022

2.5/5

It’s impossible to call “Hercules” a great movie mainly because it lacks originality and borrows too much from too many other films.

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Dan Brightmore

NME (New Musical Express)

05/25/2021

3/5

Dwayne Johnson dispatches baddies with Arnold Schwarzenegger styled one-liners. In it he's not subverting his persona, as he did in Pain & Gain, but he can still sneer his through a pay off with aplomb...

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

10/02/2020

3/5

Perfectly passable pulp entertainment.

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Frans B

@FransB Feb 12

Brilliant! Well written and brought to screen. Great cinematography and visually stunning. Epic proportions and tall tales. Filled with wonder and amazement with a little skullduggery included. Stellar cast all delivers convincingly in character. Lots of action, drama, suspense, intrigue and gritty knuckle busting. Fast paced and very entertaining

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Charlene B

@RT87463343 Nov 27

THE ROCK WAS AWESOME PLAYING HERCULES I LOVE THIS MOVIE. THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES WHO PLAYED WITH HIM DID AWESOME TOO. I'M A BIG FAN OF THE ROCK AND HIS MOVIES AND HIS WRESTLING.

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I Am F

@Creepblaster Sep 18

Rock vs the human. Plot is rehashed but all of the characters are likeable.

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Mitch B

@RT97279008 Jul 10

I actually enjoyed this movie. The Rock is Hercules.

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Faiz D

@RT95588871 May 13

The Rock is truly Hercules!

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Stephen L

@RT02285025 03/16/2025

Brett Ratner’s Hercules ditches the mythological grandeur for a grounded, war-driven take on the legendary hero, delivering a solid action-adventure that’s more fun than expected. Dwayne Johnson is perfectly cast, bringing charisma and physicality to the role, while the film surrounds him with a strong supporting cast, including Ian McShane and Rufus Sewell, who add levity and grit. Rather than leaning into gods and monsters, Hercules frames its story around battlefield strategy and deception, making for a refreshing twist on the usual sword-and-sandals fare. The action sequences are well-staged, and the film maintains an entertaining pace, though its storytelling is straightforward and predictable. While it may not be the grand epic some hoped for, Hercules is a solid, enjoyable action film that benefits from Johnson’s commanding presence and a lighter, self-aware tone.

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Amphiaraus

Rufus Sewell

Autolycus

Aksel Hennie

Tydeus

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

Atalanta

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Hercules: Official Clip - Hold the Lines!

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Hercules: Official Clip - Saving Ergenia

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Hercules: Official Clip - The Son of Zeus

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Hercules: Official Clip - Hercules Must Die

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Hercules: Official Clip - Hercules' Nightmare

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Hercules: Official Clip - Your Legend Ends Here

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Hercules: Official Clip - Tydeus's Sacrifice

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Synopsis

Now a traveling mercenary, Hercules must once again become a hero to help the benevolent king of Thrace protect his people from a powerful warlord.

Director: Brett Ratner
Producer: Beau Flynn, Barry Levine, Brett Ratner
Screenwriter: Ryan Condal, Evan Spiliotopoulos
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Flynn Picture Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Radical Studios, Paramount Pictures, Mid Atlantic Films
Rating: PG-13 (Epic Battle Sequences|Brief Strong Language|Partial Nudity|Suggestive Comments|Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 25, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $72.7M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Datasat, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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