The Incredible Hulk

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The Incredible Hulk

PG-13

2008

1h 52m

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

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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

04/14/2013

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

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out Chicago

05/04/2012

3/5

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.

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

11/18/2011

3/5

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

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Lane Mills

InSession Film

03/05/2025

B-

That rings true of the entire movie. Jagged edges, cut corners, missed opportunities, yet somehow still charming and, in the end, workable.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

02/13/2025

3.5/4

The film takes the necessary steps to balance action and drama, making each of Hulk’s battles significant for Banner and his continuing growth.

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

08/01/2023

3.5/5

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.

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Landry T

@RT36204953 22h

It’s okay. Not the best but a great ending i think. 8/10.

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the M

@RT39766077 2d

I’ve been living in a third world country which is kind of ironic since im trying not to get angry.

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Ivo R

@RT23601360 2d

Ive been living in a third world country which is kinda ironic since I'm trying not to get angry I've been working in a bottle factory then I got discovered and got tracked down by the military then back in new York I found my girlfriend I destroyed a helicopter and then this guy got jealous of me deja vu and then he became a muscley freak too kinda wish I had killed him

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Neil L

@RT05901659 3d

Easily a great movie , 8.5/10 is my official rating , u can see some comic accuracy in Bruce’s paranoia and being hunted by the government and how that affects his relationship. However there was some inaccuracies that are glaringly different, like abominations look and hulks noticeable strength and power debuff from the comics . However the story makes up for it ,the action scenes are great and the romantic side is one that can be looked back on as sweet about a man not wanting his crush to see the monster that lives inside him . Idk but if your a hulk fan this is the best content of the hulk u will get besides the 2003 Hulk film.Its a great watch.

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Owlnese O

@RT94637942 3d

Not terrible, just bland and easily the weakest early MCU entry

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David D

@David2026 4d

A solid character introduction to the MCU. Norton may have not made friends, but his Hulk did. Shame really, he's a fine actor. Good story, well acted underpinned by a fun production.

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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: Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd, Kevin Feige
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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