Hercules and the Circle of Fire
Seen it?1994 | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, TV Movie, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for people who still love a bit of magic and anyone after some adrenaline. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else. Shelve it next to The Odyssey or Jason and the Argonauts.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr 30 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
When all the earth's fire begins to go out, Hercules and Deianeira must go in search for fire to stop the world from cold. "Hercules and the Circle of Fire" is the third movie-length pilot episode of the television series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 56%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Doug Lefler
- Kevin SorboHercules
- Anthony QuinnZeus
- Tawny KitaenDeianeira
- Mark FergusonPrometheus
- Kim MichalisDaughter #2
- Patrick MorrisonCold Child #2
- Joseph GreerPeleus
- Zo HartleyPeasant #1
- Mark NewnhamAntaeus
- Kerry GallagherAmalthea