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

Apr 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

May 4, 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

Nov 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

Mar 5, 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

Feb 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

Aug 1, 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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Victor G

@RT61657720 Oct 15, 2026

I don't really like this movie; it seems too parallel to the universe that was being created. It's not that good for a sequel, but it's a good solo film for a comic book character.

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Drewy T

@RT88106792 Oct 10, 2026

Solid. Great villain, and ed norton plays Hulk well. Some cheap effects though.

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Bruce F

@MoralMaster Sep 28, 2026

The acting from Edward Norton and tim roth was top notch really good cgi for the time and a fun watch for my son and i

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Jonathan K

@aFIREintheattic Sep 27, 2026

Okay so this definitely got better as it went on, but wow that opening credit sequence is so corny. I get that this is a 2008 film, but it felt like a 90s film with the hokey edited supercut. I think this movie's a little different than much of the other MCU though, cause it was one of the first and they hadn't established a broader tone or style yet, and they were intentionally going for an homage to the original 70s TV show, so they've got comic book framing and some really lame zoom-ins and other stylistic choices that don't age well. Mostly these complaints are in reference to the first third or so. But honestly it got a lot better as the movie went on, and the action sequences are really good. One of the cool things about 20 years ago is they didn't have as much they could do with CG. Obviously the Hulk is CG, but a lot of the action and the sets were real effects, real explosions and demolitions, and it's just better... [continued on letterboxd]

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Hugo H

@RT86863427 Sep 27, 2026

I like how it moves into The Avengers and includes Tony Stark

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Chris V

@RT75494244 Sep 24, 2026

I’ve 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 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 déjà vu and then he became a muscley freak tooooo kinda wish I had killed him

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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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