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Hercules
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Hercules is a 2014 American action, fantasy, and sword-and-sandal film directed by Brett Ratner. The production was produced by Ratner and Peter Berg, with Evan Spiliotopoulos serving as screenwriter and Fernando Velázquez composing the score. Dante Spinotti handled cinematography, while Mark Helfrich edited the film. The cast includes Aksel Hennie, Ian McShane, Reece Ritchie, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal. Produced by Paramount Pictures, Radical Studios, Flynn Picture Company, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format.
The movie has a runtime of 98 minutes and is presented in English. Its narrative is set in Greece. The film received a PG-13 rating and had a budget of 100000000. It earned 244819862 at the box office. Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 6.0 based on 172538 votes, a Metascore of 47, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 58%. The film received two nominations.
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Film · TMDB
5.8When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a battle against overwhelming odds.
Cast
- Dwayne Johnson as Hercules
- Ian McShane as Amphiarus
- John Hurt as Cotys
- Rufus Sewell as Autolycus
- Aksel Hennie as Tydeus
- Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as Atalanta
Themes
- killing
- mercenary
- past
- based on comic
- battle
- ancient greece
- hercules
- peplum
- warrior
- sagen
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
171,224 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
58%
Metacritic
47/100
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Animation
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Brett Ratner
- Screenplay by
- Ryan J. Condal Evan Spiliotopoulos
- Based on
- Hercules , by Steve Moore
- Produced by
- Barry Levine Beau Flynn Brett Ratner
- Starring
- Dwayne Johnson Ian McShane Rufus Sewell Joseph Fiennes Peter Mullan John Hurt
- Cinematography
- Dante Spinotti
- Edited by
- Mark Helfrich Julia Wong
- Music by
- Fernando Velázquez
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Flynn Picture Company Radical Studios Film 44 RatPac Entertainment Mid Atlantic Films
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- July 25, 2014 ( 2014-07-25 )
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $100 million
- Box office
- $244.8 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Hercules is a 2014 American action-adventure fantasy film directed by Brett Ratner from a screenplay by Ryan J. Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos. It stars Dwayne Johnson as Hercules, a self-proclaimed demigod who is hired to lead the armies of Thrace into battle against a warlord. Ian McShane, Rebecca Ferguson, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan, and John Hurt also star. The film is based on Steve Moore's graphic novel Hercules, specifically the limited series The Thracian Wars.
Hercules was released by Paramount Pictures on July 25, 2014. It was one of two Hollywood-studio Hercules films released in 2014, the other being Lionsgate's The Legend of Hercules. The film became a box office success, earning $244 million on a $100 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics, with some praise for Johnson's performance and the action sequences, though the screenplay and plot received criticism. As of 2026, it is Ratner's most recent theatrical, narrative film as a director.
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