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The Legend of Hercules

  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
55K
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POPULARITY
4,361
1,169
Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
 The origin story of the the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom.
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The origin story of the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fi... Read allThe origin story of the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom.The origin story of the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom.
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
55K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,361
1,169
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Renny Harlin
    • Writers
      • Sean Hood
      • Daniel Giat
      • Renny Harlin
    • Stars
      • Kellan Lutz
      • Gaia Weiss
      • Scott Adkins
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Renny Harlin
    • Writers
      • Sean Hood
      • Daniel Giat
      • Renny Harlin
    • Stars
      • Kellan Lutz
      • Gaia Weiss
      • Scott Adkins
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 263User reviews
    • 178Critic reviews
    • 22Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

    Videos6

    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:17
    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:15
    Trailer #1
    "The Necklace"
    Clip 0:48
    "The Necklace"
    "Hercules at the Gates"
    Clip 0:47
    "Hercules at the Gates"
    "Gladiator Fight"
    Clip 0:44
    "Gladiator Fight"
    "Arena Battle"
    Clip 0:46
    "Arena Battle"

    Photos64

    Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Kellan Lutz and Gaia Weiss in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules (2014)
    Gaia Weiss in The Legend of Hercules (2014)

    Top cast

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    Kellan Lutz
    Kellan Lutz
    • Hercules
    Gaia Weiss
    Gaia Weiss
    • Hebe
    Scott Adkins
    Scott Adkins
    • King Amphitryon
    Roxanne McKee
    Roxanne McKee
    • Queen Alcmene
    Liam Garrigan
    Liam Garrigan
    • Iphicles
    Liam McIntyre
    Liam McIntyre
    • Sotiris
    Rade Serbedzija
    Rade Serbedzija
    • Chiron
    Johnathon Schaech
    Johnathon Schaech
    • Tarak
    Luke Newberry
    Luke Newberry
    • Agamemnon
    Kenneth Cranham
    Kenneth Cranham
    • Lucius
    Mariah Gale
    Mariah Gale
    • Kakia
    Sarai Givaty
    • Saphirra
    Dimiter Doichinov
    • King Galenus
    • (as Dimitar Doychinov)
    • …
    Nikolai Sotirov
    • King Tallas
    • (as Nikolay Sotirov)
    Radoslav Parvanov
    • Half Face…
    Spencer Wilding
    Spencer Wilding
    • Humbaba
    Bashar Rahal
    Bashar Rahal
    • Battalion Commander #1
    Vladimir Mihaylov
    • Battalion Commander #2
    • (as Vladimir Mihailov)
    • Director
      • Renny Harlin
    • Writers
      • Sean Hood
      • Daniel Giat
      • Renny Harlin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Scott Adkins's character, King Amphitryon, is seen at two different ages in the film, younger and older, and Adkins created two different looks for the character. He said he wanted to look extremely "lean and ripped" for the younger scenes, showing highly defined eight-pack abs in a shirtless scene, as compared to very "muscular and bulky" for the older scenes, where he just had to show his biceps in sleeveless costumes. He said for the younger scenes, he ate very carefully and trained a lot to achieve the ultra-cut look but for the older scenes, he trained just as hard but ate what he wanted because the focus was on size and not muscle definition, and he did not have a shirtless scene anymore.
    • Goofs
      When Hebe stabs her self, the knife/dagger is under her armpit before the shot changes to the knife in her shoulder.
    • Quotes

      King Amphitryon: Have you come to bring the wrath of Zeus upon me boy?

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: The Legend of Hercules and Her (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Cinnamon Stew
      Written by Valère Kaletka, Jacques Saly, Mathieu Lavarenne & Pat Jabbar

      Performed by Oxalys XL

      Barraka Publishing

      Courtesy of Barraka El Farnatshi

    User reviews263

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    Not much worse than expected
    Hercules is not entirely a disaster, as one might expect. A low-budget PG-13 adaptation of 300-style movies made in Bulgaria, this movie is in line with the expectations on what Renny Harlin is capable of.

    While not being a disaster on a whole, it's a disaster in parts. The special effects, while being descent 3D images at times, are badly connected with live shots. There are many moments when perspective of such sequences is distorted in really obvious (and unintentionally funny) ways. There are numerous anachronisms. Characters use costumes and jewelry that could not be available in ancient Greece. Screenplay, while not being completely absurd, has some rather awkward dialog lines and unexplainable plot moments.

    Unfortunately, the movie is not a Hercules legend but rather a shallow love story and family drama. There's even a bathing scene in a romantic- looking pond with flowers under a waterfall (the water in the pond is so dirty though that one can only feel pity for the actors). There are no heroic deeds of Hercules depicted in this movie.

    One last blow for Hercules is PG-13 rating. There's no blood at all. When swords pierce bodies, they re-appear absolutely clean. When one of the characters was struck in the neck, the next shot showed his neck without a sign of a would or even a drop of blood. One of the few things the movie managed to deliver were some dynamic battle sequences; but PG- 13 made them look fake. In the age of 300 and Spartacus TV show, this is not something you want to waste your time on.

    Unless you wish to add to a surprising $8 mln box office success after its first weekend, which will probably make this movie more profitable than most other current releases.
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    • zalessky
    • Jan 13, 2014

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 10, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Bulgaria
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hercules: The Legend Begins
    • Filming locations
      • Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Millennium Films
      • Nu Boyana Film Studios
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,848,538
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,868,318
      • Jan 12, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $61,279,452
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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