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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yanzi S

@Yuirxya 1d

Although I thoroughly enjoyed the combat scenes, th story does not provide enough background for the viewers to understand the plot of the movie.

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Bret M.

@BretM-3 2d

This is the 2nd entry in the MCU, and it’s definitely a step down from Iron Man for sure. Look, I don’t hate this movie, I do like it, but it is still one of the weaker MCU entries. Starting off with the negatives, I don’t really think Edward Norton is a great Bruce Banner. He plays the character as more of an action hero and less like the scientist we will later see from Mark Ruffalo. Liv Tyler is also an alright Betty Ross, but I don’t think I like her as Betty as much as I did Jennifer Connelly in Ang Lee’s Hulk. In that movie, it felt like she really served the plot, but in this movie she feels more like a generic love interest for our main hero. But I do love the introduction of William Hurt’s General Ross. And c’mon, it was great to see Lou Ferrigno.My other big complaint with this movie is how dark it is. Not necessarily the tone, but visually. A good portion of the movie takes place at night, and even the scenes that aren’t are dark. Overall, it’s still worth watching.

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Patrick H

@Paddy46 Feb 16

I’m not a movie expert and I definitely don’t consider myself to be one. However, this film gets more hate than it deserves. The story is excellent and it has some brilliant moments, although the romance in it is massively over the top and pretty terrible. People often forget that it was only the second Marvel movie, and I think it would be viewed more positively if Hulk hadn’t been recast for Avengers.

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Anythang S.

@AnythangStudios Feb 12

It is a smash. I am dissappointed on how Edward Norton is getting replaced tho

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Braydon B.

@Bray_don09 Jan 28

Not amazing just good and fun

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Matthew W.

@Mattrocks704 Jan 26

This is good I’m not going out of my way to watch this. But if it was just on randomly, I’d be content.

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Louis Leterrier

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Edward Norton

Bruce Banner

Liv Tyler

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Tim Roth

Emil Blonsky

William Hurt

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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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