Hercules vs The Invention of Lying

Hercules has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.2/10 for The Invention of Lying). Hercules is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 40m. Hercules is the older of the two (1997 against 2009). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hercules posterHercules1997 VS The Invention of Lying posterThe Invention of Lying2009
HerculesThe Invention of Lying
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 6.2/10
Year19972009
Length1h 33m1h 40m
GenresAdventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, RomanceComedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country––
DirectorJohn Musker, Ron ClementsMatthew Robinson, Ricky Gervais
Main castTate Donovan, Josh Keaton, Amanda Plummer, Danny DeVito, Hal HolbrookRob Lowe, Jimmi Simpson, Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Synopsis

Hercules

Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!

The Invention of Lying

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

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