Hercules

Hercules (1997)

  • 84% of critics liked it
    (49 reviews)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (359,064 ratings)

Disney's animation team dipped into the rich well of ancient mythology for this musical comedy. The son of Greek gods Zeus (voice of Rip Torn) and Hera (Samantha Eggar), Hercules (voice of Josh Keaton) is stolen as a boy by the minions of Hades (voice of James Woods), lord of the underworld.… More

In Theaters
Jun 15, 1997 Wide
Buena Vista Internationa

Critic Reviews

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    [An] insipid, lifeless, animated feature.

  • Rita Kempley, Washington Post

    Chock-full of celeb cameos, puns and contemporary camp, the movie is annoyingly hip.

  • Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

    This is a bright movie, in both senses of the word.

  • Leonard Klady, Variety

    It's a winning tall tale, cleverly told and wonderfully voiced...

  • Derek Adams, Time Out

    Another benchmark achievement for the Aladdin team of Musker and Clements.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Matthew Samuel M


    Perhaps the silliest of the 90's Disney films, Hercules is nonetheless entertaining and overall an enjoyable film. However, the songs are weaker here than they usually are in Disney films and the characters are not as memorable.

  • Michael E


    Now I know a lot of people are indifferent to this movie and either really love this movie or really hate it. Me personally I love it. For a couple reasons, first the villain, Hades is my favorite Disney villain ever and one of my alll time favorite villains, and that is mainly due to… More

  • Jim C


    Hercules isn't the best animated Disney film, but its still one of my favorites and is a good way to teach kids about Greek Gods, I learned a lot as kid from this movie at least.

  • AJ V


    Although there are a huge amount of inaccuracies in this adaptation of the classical mythological tale of Hercules, this movie is a lot of fun. It's hilarious and has a bunch of catchy tunes. Both kids and adults will love it.

  • Alexander D


    Another terrible Disney cartoon.

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