An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.
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- RubiGaluiAugust 11, 2026Lovely little movie. Touching, funny and sweet.
- Brad HaynesNovember 30, 2025Quirky, heart warming, and a great slice of 80s culture.
- Mister ArnMay 15, 2025If you are looking for action and excitement, you will not find any in "Local Hero." It's a character study with a slight comic twist and a script that makes it work. If you like movies about people, then this is a movie you might enjoy, I did.
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Local Hero was released on April 28, 1983.
Local Hero was directed by Bill Forsyth.
Local Hero has a runtime of 1h 51m.
Local Hero was produced by David Puttnam.
An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.
The key characters in Local Hero are Felix Happer (Burt Lancaster), "Mac" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert), Gordon Urquhart (Denis Lawson).
Local Hero is rated PG.
Local Hero is a Comedy, Drama film.
Local Hero has an audience rating of 8.7 out of 10.
Local Hero had a budget of $4.2M.
Local Hero has made $5.9M at the box office.