Hercules and the Captive Women

Hercules and the Captive Women

THE WEIRDEST! THE WILDEST! Half Woman! Half Stone!

Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi

Produced by Comptoir Français du Film Production, SpA Cinematografica

1961101 min4.3 / 10

A colorful, pulpy mythological adventure featuring Hercules battling shape-shifters and femmes fatales in a fantastical Atlantis, driven by action and spectacle rather than depth.

King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the strongman falls overboard in a thick fog. Washed ashore, he saves a young Ismene from Proteus, an evil, shape-shifting creature. Ismene takes Hercules to Atlantis, where he discovers that her mother, Queen Antinea, has captured Androcles. Hercules schemes to rescue him and thwart Antinea's dream of world conquest.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hercules and the Captive Women sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Hercules and the Captive Women violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Hercules and the Captive Women end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Hercules and the Captive Women easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Hercules and the Captive Women scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Hercules and the Captive Women

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hercules and the Captive Women

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hercules and the Captive Women, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hercules and the Captive Women, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hercules and the Captive Women, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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