20086.4 / 101h 32mFantasyAction

Hancock

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

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?

Quick Stats
6.4
TMDB Rating
10,473
Votes
1h 32m
Runtime
$150.0M
Budget
$629.4M
Box Office
420%
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Key Crew
DirectorPeter Berg
WriterVincent Ngo
CinematographyTobias A. Schliessler
ComposerKevin E. Patterson
EditorPaul Rubell
Production DesignRosemary Brandenburg
Produced by
Columbia PicturesRelativity MediaBlue LightWeed Road PicturesOverbrook Entertainment

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Critics & Reviews

4 featured
GenerationofSwine
1/10

Yeah, this stank. Hancock had character at the start of the film, but that slowly faded away by the second half, that just sort of floundered until it ended. It lacked the humor that comes with a lot of Will Smith's other outings, and it lacks the charisma that usually seeps out of Smith. It just seemed to fail on every front.

Written Jan 11, 2023 · read original
Filipe Manuel Neto
4/10

**Despite being one of the great films of Will Smith's career, it is a weak and uninteresting film.** I think almost everyone who has seen superhero movies, especially the bigger budget ones, has wondered how it's possible that those heroes are so destructive: in order to eliminate an enemy or a danger, they destroy half a city as collateral damage. This film works precisely on top of that: Hancock is a superhero who doesn't seem to want to be one, and who doesn't know how to deal with it. As a result, and despite being effective at what he does, he is quite destructive and unpopular until the day he gets an image manager. Although Will Smith is one of those actors that I never really appreciated very much, I have to admit that he did a lot of good to bet on this film. The character is perfect for the actor, who seems to be as charismatic as he is grumpy, and Smith's effort turns out to be the big reason to see the film. Smith gives us a very well done job and manages to bear the effort and responsibility of the protagonist with great capacity. Charlize Theron also deserves a positive note for the work she left us in this film. Jason Bateman brings to life the most likeable and palatable character in the film, but he doesn't have the material to match his colleagues. Unfortunately, beyond the work of Smith and his co-stars, the film doesn't really have much else to offer us. The script starts from a very interesting idea, but fails to flesh it out and develops it in a very inefficient way. The result ends up being a frankly uneven film, where a good beginning leads to a dull stagnation and, later, a highly predictable and tiring ending. On a technical level, we can highlight, on a positive note, the quality of the cinematography and CGI effects used, as well as the effective and properly used soundtrack. Everything else is simply boring and not worthy of particular mention.

Written Apr 20, 2023 · read original
Andre Gonzales
8/10

I like this movie because it's different from your typical superhero character. He cracks me up to. They have some pretty cool fight scenes in this.

Written May 24, 2023 · read original
daniel_carr
6/10

It was funny had a good twist and I enjoyed the story. Romance was nice and the characters were well developed and emotional so it was a good effort. It was a good movie, but for such great actors it felt like something was missing.

Written Feb 12, 2026 · read original

Cast

Will Smith
Will Smith
John Hancock
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Mary
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman
Ray
Jae Head
Jae Head
Aaron
Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
Red
David Mattey
David Mattey
Man Mountain
Maetrix Fitten
Maetrix Fitten
Matrix
Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon
Mike
Johnny Galecki
Johnny Galecki
Jeremy
Hayley Marie Norman
Hayley Marie Norman
Hottie
D
Dorothy Cecchi
Woman in Dive Bar
M
Michelle Lemon
Girl at Bus Bench
Akiva Goldsman
Akiva Goldsman
Executive
Michael Mann
Michael Mann
Executive
Brad Leland
Brad Leland
Executive

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