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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. Forced to live among humans, .. Read more

Starring	James Woods, Danny De Vito, Tate Donovan, Joshua Keaton
Director	Ron Clements, John Musker
Genres	Animated, Children, Family, Music/Musical

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- Ancient myth the Disney way, with all the incest, virgin-ravishing and animal cruelty merrily replaced by sound family... read more on Time Out
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  One of the best
  
  usaul disney tale of the ancient greek hero hercules as he battles against hades so he can go back to being immortal with zues. Bigs up to danny devito as phil ... read more »
  
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  who put the glad on my children's face hercules
  
  Worth watching for James Woods as hades alone. With Disney you know what to expect a couple of hours of enjoyment for kids and adults alike cant go wrong with ... read more »
  
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- - film-addict
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  - 08 Feb 2012 at 11:10
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  very good
  
  Kids loved it and some catchy songs to - big stars in this one worth watching more than once and some adult lines included to.
  
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  - 14 Nov 2011 at 17:22
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  Instant classic
  
  Great story & great animation make Hercules an instant classic.The only tiny dissapointment is that sometime the singing goes on for too long but rather ... read more »
  
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- - gianino
  - 458 reviews
  - London
  - 27 Aug 2011 at 20:46
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  HERCULES A MASSIVE FILM
  
  I LOVE THIS DISNEY FILM.
  
  ITS FUNNY, MOVING, ACTION PACKED, MAGICAL LIKE A GOOD DISNEY SHOULD BE.
  
  I LOVE ALL THE STUFF TO DO WITH GREEK ... read more »
  
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- - Em1981
  - 87 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Mar 2011 at 23:37
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  Clash of the titans
  
  A very entertaining film with a fantastic blend of drama and humour whilst providing a whirlwind tour of some of the big names from Greek mythology. I even ... read more »
  
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- - ajmac
  - 55 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 25 Oct 2010 at 08:14
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  Dam good!
  
  Kids films now aday do not match up to old classics such as this. Good for kids now adays and for those who were kids. Love the film tottaly!
  
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  - 05 Sep 2010 at 21:27
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  Great Film!
  
  One of the best Disney films you could see...The stroy is great, the songs are great, the characters are excellent....My 2 yr old daughter loved it so we got it... read more »
  
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  - south wales
  - 09 Jun 2010 at 10:06
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  OK, but Nothing Great
  
  This film is good for what it is. It's a warm tale of perseverance and love, which is nice, but the singing was just way too cheesy for me.
  
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- - ELOSOSABIO
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  - 06 Mar 2010 at 15:43
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  Hercules
  
  Alright so I just watched something that makes this film look like gold dust, but let me make memory serve its purpose.
  
  Hercules, is not as good as ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Oct 2009 at 14:17
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  very violent
  
  I rented this movie for my 4 year old. It was so violent and frightening HE asked to have switched off.
  
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  - 17 Aug 2009 at 19:00
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  One of the best
  
  usaul disney tale of the ancient greek hero hercules as he battles against hades so he can go back to being immortal with zues. Bigs up to danny devito as phil ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Sep 2007 at 17:08
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  THE GROOVY GREEKS!
  
  Walt Disney is my favourite company when it comes to producing films. Hercules falls short compared to the likes of the frankly flawless ' The Hunchback Of ... read more »
  
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  - NEWCASTLE
  - 23 Jun 2004 at 22:07
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  Who puts the Glad in Gladiator - Hercules
  
  Disney does it again, this is a fun cartoon adventure we follow Hercules from his birth to his ensueing manhood and from those that would wish him harm with a ... read more »
  
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  - Chinnor, Oxfordshire
  - 16 May 2005 at 07:42
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  OK - but not upto usual disney standard
  
  Had some great voices - but didn't managed to enthrall either my daughter or myself. Not one of the disney classics.
  
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  - Baldock, Herts
  - 07 Sep 2006 at 14:56
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  Strong in talk.
  
  (3R - three word reviews)
  
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  - Bradford
  - 07 Oct 2008 at 20:35
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  I LOVE THIS FILM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  I love this film!!!!!!!!! it has great, really catchy songs and like most disney films arent just for the kids. Now all together... who puts the glad in ... read more »
  
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  - 20 Feb 2004 at 20:27
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  family
  
  classical family viewing! which all will enjoy!
  
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  - london
  - 01 Mar 2005 at 18:29
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  Brilliant!
  
  The mythology might be slightly dodgy, but it's a great film, and one we'd have liked to have kept for weeks!
  
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  - 23 Mar 2005 at 14:53
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  Hercules to the rescue
  
  Good, light-hearted Disney movie.
  
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- - SuperstarShams
  - London, England
  - 20 May 2005 at 23:04
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  Unmyth-able (sheesh sorry!)
  
  Well when I first saw it a while ago i wasn't too impressed but this time around i loved it. The soundtrack was great who would think gospel and greek ... read more »
  
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  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. Forced ...