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The Incredible Hulk

PG-13

Released Jun 13, 2008

1h 52m

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

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67%

240 Reviews

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69%

250,000+ Ratings

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Scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) desperately seeks a cure for the gamma radiation that contaminated his cells and turned him into The Hulk. Cut off from his true love Betty Ross (Liv Tyler) and forced to hide from his nemesis, Gen. Thunderbolt Ross (William Hurt), Banner soon comes face-to-face with a new threat: a supremely powerful enemy known as The Abomination (Tim Roth).

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Critics Consensus

The Incredible Hulk may not be quite the smashing success that fans of Marvel's raging behemoth might hope for, but it offers more than enough big green action to make up for its occasionally puny narrative.

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Tom Charity

CNN.com

The climax is a bit of a yawn, but most of what precedes it is vigorous and sharp.

Apr 14, 2013

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out Chicago

Norton makes for a wiry, curious Bruce Banner. But you can tell from the film's tedium-inducing smackdowns that a different philosophy prevailed: the artificial Zen of video-game playing.

Rated: 3/5

May 4, 2012

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

A more satisfactory adaptation of the spirit of Stan Lee's Marvel character.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

While it pales in comparison to Ang Lee’s thrilling 2003 Hulk, Edward Norton’s lone venture into the MCU as the angry green guy was a perfectly suitable introduction for the character.

Feb 27, 2024

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

The "forgotten" MCU feature is now available on Disney+, and it remains an interesting if flawed vehicle for Edward Norton that might have taken the Avengers saga in a very different direction.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 1, 2023

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Nicolás Delgadillo

Discussing Film

It's the first time the character has ever looked truly impressive onscreen, and every action scene is explosive and has real power behind it, with every blow feeling strong enough to crack the earth wide open.

Jun 24, 2021

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John T. H

I enjoyed the story but I'm not a fan of the way the Hulk looks too greasy...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Christian W

It seems the creators of the MCU had two directors go out and make two different movies in one year and tried to see what their audiences wanted more. Iron Man or Incredible Hulk? While I do miss the serious tone of the Hulk character and I actually like where this movie was going and was hoping to see more, that just wasn't how thing turned out unfortunately. I have said it before that I believe one of the laziest villain motives you can give them is that they want to beat the hero, so Emil Blonsky's character motive feels incredibly boring and like there should be more to it. He just wants to be injected with the Hulk's blood because he wants to be able to beat him. Ross feels more flushed out than Blonsky but again Ross is angry about the Hulk being out and about and he wants to arrest him in order to contain his power and use it eventually? I do not understand it. The action in this movie is good though, Edward Norton plays the scared of himself scientist fairly well, competently shot, Liv Tyler is okay even if she is a little boring. Overall this is another one of the weaker MCU films but still one that is worth the watch if you are diving into the MCU.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Adolf H

Its a GREAT depiction of the hulk, this hulk has the speed and anger. This hulk it the hulk marvel shouldve stuck with, this hulk looks better than the newer hulk, the movie was amazing, i watched it 20 times already and now im watching it again. I really love this hulk and the 2003 hulk, those are the real HULKS of MARVEL

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Movie G

Cinematic masterpiece, like the Mona Lisa of movies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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Jacob C

I would recommend this only to people who have a passion for Marvel movies. It is important to the timeline to know how the Hulk came to be. Everything else is just not necessary. The actors do not continue to play roles in the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and are therefore null and void. Only watch if you truly want to know.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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Lukas K

Love the darker atmosphere same as with other older MC movies. Norton is amazing as the Hulk. Definitely worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/08/24

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Louis Leterrier

Director

Ed Norton

Bruce Banner

Liv Tyler

Betty Ross

Tim Roth

Emil Blonsky

William Hurt

Gen. Thunderbolt Ross

Tim Blake Nelson

Samuel Sterns

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Synopsis

Scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) desperately seeks a cure for the gamma radiation that contaminated his cells and turned him into The Hulk. Cut off from his true love Betty Ross (Liv Tyler) and forced to hide from his nemesis, Gen. Thunderbolt Ross (William Hurt), Banner soon comes face-to-face with a new threat: a supremely powerful enemy known as The Abomination (Tim Roth).

Director: Louis Leterrier
Producer: Stan Lee, Jim Van Wyck, David Maisel
Screenwriter: Zak Penn
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Marvel Films, Valhalla Motion Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Frightening Sci-Fi Images|Brief Suggestive Content|Sequences of Intense Action|Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $134.5M
Runtime: 1h 52m

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