Hancock

Hancock

There are heroes. There are superheroes. And then there's Hancock.

Rating

2.8 (2)

Release Date

7/1/2008

Runtime

92 mins

Overview

Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inflicted during his lifesaving heroics. The agent's idea of imprisoning the antihero to make the world miss him proves successful, but will Hancock stick to his new sense of purpose or slip back into old habits?

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$150,000,000

Revenue

$629,400,000

Homepage

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How It Feels

Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.

A wry superhero story about a drunk, destructive hero learning to be better for the woman who believes in him. It trades cynicism for earnest character growth, all wrapped in action-comedy spectacle.

Mood

BittersweetDefiantHopeful

Themes

RedemptionLoveIdentity

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genre

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Addiction

Reviews

Hancock Collection

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