Film

Hercules 1997

Directed by John Musker, Ron Clements

  • Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure
  • 93 min
  • G

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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Resolved, classical in form, effortless and epic.

  • resolvedopen-ended
  • classical in formformally daring
  • effortlessdemanding
  • intimateepic
  • unpretentiousprestige

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 3The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 13 / 1The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 33The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 2The Formalist: disliked by 12 / 1The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 2The Cartographer: disliked by 12 / 1The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 22The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 1The Provocateur: disliked by 11 / 1The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 1The Sincere: disliked by 11 / 1The OmnivoreThe Omnivore: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

31 profiled raters. Loved most by The Genre Devotees; disliked most by The Formalists.

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  • “Is Hercules a masterpiece, not merely a very good film?”

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  • “Is the antagonist more compelling than the protagonist?”

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