Hercules (2014)

Directed by

Brett Ratner

Genre

fantasy film, action film, sword-and-sandal film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 4,383 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man who claims to be the son of a god leads a band of warriors. He is hired to train an army and fight a warlord.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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