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Hercules
1997
· Movie
· 93 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #276
- IMDb #195
- Google retired #286
- Rotten Tomatoes #216
- Metacritic #110
- Letterboxd #153
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #221
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #242
- Metacritic Critics #120
- Metacritic Audience #112
- Douban #128
- Kinopoisk #63
- AlloCiné #208
- Trakt #154
Every rating
27–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 27, highest is Google on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The son of the Greek gods Zeus and Hera is stolen as a baby and becomes a mortal on Earth. He grows up as an awkward, incredibly strong teenager who feels he doesn't belong. He learns he can regain his godhood by becoming a "true hero." He trains with a satyr and sets out to prove himself, battling various monsters and becoming famous, but must discover that true strength comes from within to achieve his goal.
Details
- Directors
- John Musker, Ron Clements
- Writers
- Bob Shaw, Don McEnery, Irene Mecchi, John Musker, Ron Clements
- Released
- 13 June 1997
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $85.0M
- Box office
- $252.7M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 22 →9 wins from 22 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Original Song | " Go the Distance " Music by Alan Menken ; Lyrics by David Zippel | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by David Zippel | Nominee |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 1997 | Top Box Office Films | David Zippel | Winner |
| Annie Awards 1997 | Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a Feature Production | Ron Clements and John Musker | Winner |
| Annie Awards 1997 | Best Individual Achievement: Producing in a Feature Production | Alice Dewey, Ron Clements, and John Musker | Winner |
| Annie Awards 1997 | Best Individual Achievement: Character Animation | Ken Duncan (for Meg ) | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 1997 | Best Individual Achievement: Character Animation | Nik Ranieri (for Hades ) | Winner |
| Annie Awards 1997 | Best Individual Achievement: Effects Animation | Mauro Maressa | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " Go the Distance " Music by Alan Menken ; Lyrics by David Zippel | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by David Zippel | Nominee |
Annie Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Individual Achievement: Character Animation | Nik Ranieri (for Hades ) | Winner |
| Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a Feature Production | Ron Clements and John Musker | Winner |
| Best Individual Achievement: Effects Animation | Mauro Maressa | Winner |
| Best Individual Achievement: Producing in a Feature Production | Alice Dewey, Ron Clements, and John Musker | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Best Individual Achievement: Character Animation | Ken Duncan (for Meg ) | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Voice-Over Performance | James Woods | Winner |
| Best Animated Picture | Alice Dewey, Ron Clements, and John Musker | Nominee |
| Best Comedy/Musical Score | Alan Menken and David Zippel | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Go the Distance" Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by David Zippel | Nominee |
| Best Voice-Over Performance | Danny DeVito | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature | Tim Holland, Gary Rydstrom, Marilyn McCoppen, John K. Carr, Pat Jackson, Jeff Jones, James Melton, Mary Helen Leasman, and Marian Wilde | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing – Music Animation | Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett and Earl Ghaffari | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | David Zippel | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen Awards | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animation | Winner |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Animated Family Movie | Nominee | |
| Favorite Song from a Movie | Michael Bolton – "Go the Distance" | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Best Casting for Animated Voice-Over | Ruth Lambert | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Voiceover – TV or Film: Young Actor | Josh Keaton | Nominee |