A tormented scientist battles his inner demons as rage transforms him into a powerful, green behemoth.
Epic and darkly comic. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on YouTube (free).
For a PG-13, this one goes further: brutal violence and graphic gore. Beyond that, no sex or nudity and mild language.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the gore and violence.
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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.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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