Hercules (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Brett Ratner |
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| Based on | Hercules by Steve Moore |
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| Cinematography | Dante Spinotti |
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| Music by | Fernando Velázquez |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100 million |
| Box office | $244.8 million |
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.