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Name: Hercules
Director: Ron Clements
Genre: adventure, animation, comedy, family, fantasy
Released: 1997
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 7.3

Hercules has an iRankMovies score of 76.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Hercules (1997)

The man. The myth. The movie.

Release:1997

Runtime:1h 33m

Country:United States

Director:Ron Clements, John Musker

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationComedy

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Keywords

PeasantHadesCartoonvillain musicalPegasusZeusComing Of Age

iRank76

Hercules rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 277K votes

Rotten Tomatoes83%

Metacritic74%

TMDb7.493/10· 8K votes

With 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 74/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Hercules

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!

Cast of Hercules

Tate Donovan
as Hercules (voice)
Josh Keaton
as Young Hercules (voice)
Roger Bart
as Young Hercules (singing voice)
Danny DeVito
as Philoctetes (voice)
James Woods
as Hades (voice)
Susan Egan
as Meg (voice)
Bobcat Goldthwait
as Pain (voice)
Matt Frewer
as Panic (voice)
Rip Torn
as Zeus (voice)
Samantha Eggar
as Hera (voice)
Barbara Barrie
as Alcmene (voice)
Hal Holbrook
as Amphitryon (voice)

Hercules facts

Budget: $85M
Box office: $252.7M
Collection: Hercules (Disney) Collection

Our take on Hercules

This 1997 animated adventure from Ron Clements reimagines Greek myth as breezy family entertainment, following Hercules, a young mortal gifted with superhuman strength, as he tries to prove himself a true hero and win the pride of his father Zeus. With his flying horse Pegasus and gruff trainer Phil at his side, he faces the fast-talking, hot-tempered Hades, who schemes to seize Mount Olympus. Bright, comic and full of song, it's built for kids and families who like their mythology playful rather than reverent. If you enjoy fast jokes, a memorable villain and a warm underdog arc, this hits the mark. Come for the humor, heart and colorful spin on legend.

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