

Hercules
The man. The myth. The movie.
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!
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7.5/10
8,176 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $85M
- Box office
- $252.7M
- Language
- English
- peasant
- hades
- cartoon
- villain
- musical
- pegasus
- zeus
- coming of age
- ancient greece
- aftercreditsstinger
- olympus
- hercules
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Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)13 Jun 1997
- TheatricalG27 Jun 1997
- PhysicalGVHS3 Feb 1998
- PhysicalGDVD9 Nov 1999
- PhysicalGVHS / DVD1 Aug 2000
- PhysicalGBlu-ray / DVD12 Aug 2014
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU10 Oct 1997
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalG18 Sept 1997
CanadaCA
- TheatricalG27 Jun 1997
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL4 Jul 1997
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU20 Nov 1997
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical77 Aug 1997
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-75 Dec 1997
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP26 Nov 1997
GermanyDE
- Theatrical020 Nov 1997
IrelandIE
- TheatricalG17 Oct 1997
IsraelIL
- Theatricalהותר לכול20 Jun 1997
- Theatricalהותר לכול21 Jun 1997
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Hercules was released on 13 June 1997.
Audience reviews
2- R6/10
r96sk
7/1/2020
The definition of a meh film, at least for me. <em>'Hercules'</em> doesn't stick a connection, I felt very unfulfilled throughout. I have little negatives, yet there isn't much the other way either. I like the cast, but that's honestly about it. James Woods, Danny DeVito and Rip Torn all give noteworthy performances in the roles of Hades, Phil and Zeus. However, Tate Donovan as the titular character is forgetta…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
8/27/2023
Undoubtedly one of the better 1990s Disney films. The story and animation are very much centre stage with the music much less important - no big power ballads! It is a fun take on the Herculean mythology of ancient Greece. Beginning with a suitably grand opening narrative from Charlton Heston, no less, we learn that Hades is desperate to avenge himself on Zeus - who tricked him into ruling the underworld after he and…
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