Hancock

Hancock (Rated) (2008)

  • 41% of critics liked it
    (216 reviews)

  • 67% of users liked it
    (485,680 ratings)

A hard-drinking lush finds himself thrust into superhero mode in director Peter Berg's unconventional look at the private life of a crime-fighter. Will Smith stars as the embittered do-gooder whose lifestyle is more akin to a rock star than a role model, and who has grown as disillusioned with… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Vy Vincent Ngo, Vince Gilligan
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 16, 2008 Wide
Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

    The strain of messianism in Will Smith movies is becoming ever more pronounced.

  • Tom Charity, CNN.com

    Train wrecks are intrinsically spectacular, and Will Smith's new movie offers a doozy. Two of them, in fact.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    It's definitely a mish-mash, but really good performances.

  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

    As popcorn movies go, this is fleet, funny, and even thoughtful: its central question, nicely underplayed by director Peter Berg, is why power and altruism never seem to intersect.

  • Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

    The problem is that director Peter Berg, aided and abetted by Smith and Theron and third banana Jason Bateman, seem to have made it literally, not realizing its out-of-whack tonalities and grotesque plot twists were meant to be played for laughs.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    I had somewhat low expectations going in but Will Smith again proved to me he can carry a movie with his acting and charm. He has come a long way from Fresh Prince of Bel Air. A good movie with good laughs good action.

  • Eugene B


    A superhero movie that lacks its potential form of "super". Hancock is a predictable film that has the spark but doesn't have the fire. No doubt, Will Smith, as well as the special effects, is outstanding in every way, but the film's familiar storyline and… More

  • Jeff "


    Hancock is an interesting type of superhero film, a new type of superhero film. This film is better than what most critics have claimed it to be. Directed by Peter Berg, Hancock is a great action drama comedy that surrounds a superhero that's hard drinking and is shy to the… More

  • Directors C


    I was suprised that Will Smith could execute bad guy to be honest. Although there is bad chemistry between Will and Charlize and the dull ridiculous plotline following the two of them "discovering" each other, it wasn't that bad.

  • Unknown H


    Although this movie was a pleasure of the senses, there was little or no real sense to it. The beginning of the film started out hopefully, as a slap dash comedy of a generically unique origin as the trailer led us to believe it would be. Then the heart came in and I was a little… More

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