Hero

"One man's strength will unite an empire."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

2,463 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

International Submission to the Academys

Best International Feature Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$31.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$177.4M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$146.4M

ROI: +472%

Budget Recovery572% of budget

$0|Budget: $31.0M|Revenue: $177.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

58.7K

Daily Avg

979

7-Day Trend

+9%

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Story Setting

Set In

Shaanxi

Time Period

Warring States period

Series & Franchise

Part of

Wuxia Trilogy

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Christopher Doyle

Music / Score

Tan Dun

Costume Design

Emi Wada

Production Companies

Sil-Metropole Organisation

Distributors

NetflixInterCom

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Hero

Available in 30 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	Now TV Cinema	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

AustraliaM

Germany12

CZ12+

Spain12

GRPG

South Korea12

+3 more countries

Production

Director

Zhang Yimou

Writers

Feng Li, Feng Li, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin

Production Companies

Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.China Film Co-ProductionElite Group EnterprisesEdko FilmsSil-Metropole OrganisationZhang Yimou Studio

Cast

Jet Li

Nameless

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Broken Sword

Maggie Cheung

Flying Snow

Donnie Yen

Sky

Zhang Ziyi

Moon

Chen Daoming

King of Qin

Liu Zhongyuan

Old Scholar

Zheng Tianyong

Old Servant

Qin Yan

Prime Minister

Zhang Yakun

The Qin Guards' Commander

James Hong

Qin Emperor (voice)

Chang Xiao Yang

General

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