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Local Hero (1983)

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Reviews Counted: 23 Fresh: 23 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.7/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Synopsis: A Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result is utter confusion. One of the town's least prominent citizens owns a strategic piece of property which he refuses to sell. A warm, acclaimed comedy from writer/director Forsyth (GREGORY'S... [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson, Fulton MacKay

Director: Bill Forsyth
Screenwriter: Bill Forsyth
Composer: Mark Knopfler

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Sep 21, 1999

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06/24/06

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10/15/05

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07/19/05

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06/26/05

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10/23/04

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06/12/04

Eric Lurio

Greenwich Village Gazette

A heartwarming and whimsical comedy of manners.

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01/07/04

Dennis Schwartz

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07/30/03

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05/20/03

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04/21/03

Laura Clifford

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Absolutely wonderful.

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02/27/03

Jeffrey M. Anderson

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02/21/03

Rebecca Murray

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11/07/02

James Rocchi

Netflix

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10/21/02

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Charming cross-cultural tale about some outsiders from a Texas oil company whose visit to a small Scottish town changes everything.

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09/01/02

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Charming little comedy

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08/21/02

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A whimsical, delightful tale of a stranger in a strange land. It is director Bill Forsythe's best ever.

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08/21/02

Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Slighty overrated because of its quirkiness.

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08/13/02

John Urbancich

Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

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07/26/02

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

For me, the best film of the 1980s.

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07/26/02

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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