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Hancock

6.4/10

Rating

92 min

Runtime

2008

Release Year

Peter Berg

Director

Cast

Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Jae Head, Eddie Marsan

Quick Synopsis

Hancock is a superhero living in Los Angeles who struggles with his public image due to the destruction caused during his attempts to save people. As the public becomes increasingly frustrated with the damage he causes, he hires a public relations expert to help improve his reputation. The PR agent suggests staging Hancock's imprisonment so that the public will realize his value and miss him. This plan works, and Hancock begins to reconsider his role as a hero. However, he faces the challenge of maintaining this new sense of responsibility without reverting to his previous reckless behavior.

Detailed Synopsis of 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?

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