The Incredible Hulk (2008)
You'll like him when he's angry.
Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face to face with a new, deadly foe.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 12 June 2008 |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure |
| Director | Louis Leterrier |
| Starring | Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth |
| Runtime | 114 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes 68% · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.4/10 · Metacritic 61/100 · IMDb 6.6/10 · TMDB users 6.3/10 |
| Budget | $150 million |
| Box office | $263 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 science fiction action film directed by Louis Leterrier. It runs 114 minutes, a duration that feels like a long wait for the inevitable explosion. The premise is simple: a scientist hunts for an antidote to his own rage, only to be dragged back into a world that wants to weaponize him. It is a movie about the danger of trying to fix a monster. The tagline, "You'll like him when he's angry," does the heavy lifting here.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes sits at 68% with an average of 6.4/10, while Metacritic lands on 61. Critics generally found it better than the 2003 film, a low bar that this one clears. Todd McCarthy of Variety called it "perfectly solid summer action fare." Roger Ebert disagreed, finding it "noisy and mindless." It is competent enough for a Friday night, which is exactly what you want from a monster movie.
How it did with audiences
The Incredible Hulk spent $150 million to make and took in $263 million worldwide. That is a profit, technically, though it barely edged past the 2003 predecessor that Marvel had written off as a commercial failure. Audiences rated it 6.3 on TMDB and 6.6 on IMDb as of March 2026. It opened to $55.4 million, beating industry forecasts and satisfying the studios who had lowered their expectations. A solid return, provided you do the math carefully.
What came next for the cast
Before 2008, Edward Norton was the guy from Fight Club, and Liv Tyler was the elf who saved Middle-earth. Tim Roth had just finished Pulp Fiction, and William Hurt was deep in A.I. That is a lot of heavy lifting for one mid-credits cameo.
Afterward, the paths split. Norton drifted into Wes Anderson’s pastries and Rian Johnson’s mysteries. Tyler kept popping up in superhero films, a genre she once defined by leaving it. Roth returned to Tarantino. Hurt found his way back into the Marvel universe, playing a villain in two of its biggest hits. The Hulk did not cause this. It merely sat in the middle of a very busy decade for all of them.
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Sources
- The Incredible Hulk on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q466611 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Incredible Hulk (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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