10 Movies That Deceived You Into Buying A Ticket

10. Hercules

It's hard to think of anyone in Hollywood who physically encapsulates the legendary Hercules more than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. As such, it seemed like the wrestling superstar would get his moment to shine after being cast as the lead in 2014's Hercules.

And when the trailer showed the titular demi-god battling the Lernean Hydra and the three-headed wolf, Cerberus, it looked like this adaptation would give fans everything they could want from a Greek Mythology movie headed up by The Rock.

But it was all a stinking lie. Throughout the film, it's revealed that the majority of Hercules' feats were greatly exaggerated or flat-out untrue. Instead of fighting a Hydra, Herc battled soldiers wearing serpent masks. Rather than taking on a three-headed beast, Hercules fought three single-headed wolves.

Save for Hercules' immense strength, there is little evidence he is the son of Zeus, as he claims to be.

Now, there's nothing wrong with stripping away the mythical side of Hercules if the intention was to tell a more relatable and human story.

But if that's the case, why sell the movie as if viewers are going to see the mighty Hercules of legend?