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Hercules

2014 film directed by Brett Ratner

Film · TMDB

5.8

When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a battle against overwhelming odds.

Released: 2014-07-2398 minDir: Brett RatnerAction, Adventure

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

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

6/10

171,224 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

58%

Metacritic

47/100

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

Key dates

Published: 24 July 2014

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: sword-and-sandal film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Main subject: Heracles
Director: Brett Ratner
Screenwriter: Evan Spiliotopoulos
Cast member: Tamina Snuka
Composer: Fernando Velázquez
Producer: Brett Ratner

Article

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.