Movies like The Incredible Hulk (1977)
The best movies like The Incredible Hulk (1977) are The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990), The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) and The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989). If The Incredible Hulk hooked you with its action and adventure, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedIron Man (2008)7.7/10 from 29,171 votes
- NewestCaptain America: The First Avenger (2011)Released 2011
- Same seriesThe Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990)The Incredible Hulk
The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990)
In his final attempt to free himself from the curse of the Hulk, Dr. David Banner becomes involved in a dangerous international espionage mission that may finally lead to a cure. As forces close in and the stakes rise, Banner faces an ultimate sacrifice, bringing his tragic journey to a definitive and emotional conclusion.
Why it matches: Same series: The Incredible Hulk · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
Years after the end of the original series, David Banner continues his wandering search for a cure for the condition that turns him into the Hulk. He reunites with former colleague Don Blake, unaware of his mystical connection to Thor. When a criminal organization threatens their lives, Banner is forced to unleash the Hulk once again, marking the character’s return after the series finale.
Why it matches: Same series: The Incredible Hulk · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)
Falsely accused of assault, Dr. David Banner is arrested and placed on trial, facing the possibility of a long prison sentence. Blind attorney Matt Murdock takes on his defence, while secretly operating as the vigilante Daredevil. As the courtroom battle unfolds, Banner’s struggle to control the Hulk leads to a dangerous confrontation with criminal mastermind Wilson Fisk.
Why it matches: Same series: The Incredible Hulk · both adventure & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHulk (2003)
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisFantastic Four (2005)
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong … thing. Together, these "Fantastic Four" must now thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom and save the world from certain destruction.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Incredible Hulk (2008)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Return of the Incredible Hulk (1977)
Continuing his solitary flight, David Banner arrives in a small town where he saves the life of a young heiress, the target of a deadly conspiracy orchestrated by her stepmother and a corrupt physician. While working undercover to protect the girl and dismantle the plot, Banner must struggle to contain the beast within, especially when the arrival of reporter Jack McGee threatens to expose his secret to the world.
Why it matches: Same series: The Incredible Hulk · both action & drama
Superman (1978)
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisX-Men (2000)
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Flash (1990)
A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuperman II (1980)
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDarkman (1990)
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuperman III (1983)
Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisSpider-Man (2002)
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBride of the Incredible Hulk (1980)
In one of the saga's most emotional stories, David Banner travels to Hawaii to find Dr. Caroline Fields, a psychiatrist who has developed a hypnotherapy technique that could cure him. Discovering they share the burden of an incurable condition—Caroline suffers from a terminal illness—the two fall in love and marry, offering Banner a glimpse of happiness. However, tragedy looms when Jack McGee's relentless pursuit and a devastating hurricane threaten their brief moment of peace.
Why it matches: Same series: The Incredible Hulk · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSuperman (1987)
In this Indian take on the classic superhero story, a young baby from the doomed planet Krypton is sent to Earth, where he is adopted by an elderly couple in India who name him Shekhar. After growing to an adult and learning about his origins and powers, he goes to the city in search of his school sweetheart, Gita, who has become a newpaper reporter. At the same time, Verma, Shekhar's rival for Gita's affection in their school days, has gone on to become a crime lord and general super-villain. Verma has hatched at plan to become rich by devastating part of India with natural disasters, then buying up all of the abandoned land. Will Superman/Shekhar be able to put a stop to Verma's evil plan? Will he win Gita's heart? Will he keep his double identity a secret?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisX2 (2003)
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join Magneto and Mystique to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSwamp Thing (1982)
Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing, a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...even if it costs him his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisIron Man (2008)
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpider-Man Strikes Back (1978)
At the New York State University, one of Peter Parker's tutors has accidentally given three students all the materials they need to create an atomic bomb. While Peter Parker tries to find out what's happened, the police suspect him of the crime, and Peter has to deal with an attractive journalist determined to get an interview with Spider-Man. Then dastardly millionaire Mr. White shows up, and will stop at nothing to get his hands on the atomic bomb. Spider-Man must defeat this scheming villain and stop him blowing up the World Trade Centre.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Rocketeer (1991)
A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJapanese Spiderman: Episode 0 (1978)
The Iron Cross Army are sabotaging oil-tankers with the help of their monster, the Sea-Devil, a semi-mechanical anthropomorphic swordfish with an ability to shoot torpedoes from its mouth. Spiderman employs the help of the interpol agent Juzo Mamiya to help him stop the Iron Cross Army.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men led by Professor Charles Xavier, and Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisX-Men: First Class (2011)
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpider-Man (1977)
When an extortionist threatens to force a multi-suicide unless a huge ransom is paid, only Peter Parker can stop him with his new powers as Spider-Man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDr. Strange (1978)
A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDarkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in and try to stop Durant once and for all.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heather Locklear as his new object of affection.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Incredible Hulk?
The closest matches to The Incredible Hulk are The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990), The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) and The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Incredible Hulk?
People who watched The Incredible Hulk most often go on to Hulk (2003), Fantastic Four (2005) and The Incredible Hulk (2008).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Incredible Hulk?
Iron Man (2008), rated 7.7/10 by 29,171 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Incredible Hulk?
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) is the most recent release on this list.
Is The Incredible Hulk part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to The Incredible Hulk, which includes The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990), The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988), The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989) and The Return of the Incredible Hulk (1977).
Are there English movies like The Incredible Hulk?
Yes: The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990), The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) and The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989).
How are movies similar to The Incredible Hulk chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Incredible Hulk, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.