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Local Hero
Directed by
Bill Forsyth
PG
1983
1h 51m
Comedy
,
Drama
7.3
100%
87%
6.8
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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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Cast of Local Hero
Burt Lancaster
Felix Happer
Peter Riegert
"Mac" MacIntyre
Denis Lawson
Gordon Urquhart
Fulton Mackay
Ben Knox
Peter Capaldi
Danny Oldsen
Jennifer Black
Stella Urquhart
Jenny Seagrove
Marina
Norman Chancer
Moritz
Rikki Fulton
Geddes
Alex Norton
Watt
Christopher Rozycki
Victor
Gyearbuor Asante
Rev Macpherson
John M. Jackson
Cal
Dan Ammerman
Donaldson
Tam Dean Burn
Roddy
John Gordon Sinclair
Ricky
Caroline Guthrie
Pauline
Jimmy Yuill
Iain
Karen Douglas
Mrs Wyatt
Kenny Ireland
Skipper
Local Hero Ratings & Reviews
Associated Press
Bob Thomas
Lancaster gets better with age; he is capital as the magnate with equal passions for astronomy and moneymaking. Peter Riegert is effective as his ambassador, and the Scottish actors are refreshing and adept.
ChristyLemire.com
Christy Lemire
Writer-director Bill Forsyth's 1983 film sneaks up on you. It takes its time. It reveals its characters through snippets of conversation and casual interactions.
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
A poignant, funny tale of a simpler life.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
The thematics are rather cloying, but the mood -- profoundly relaxed, bemused -- eventually conquers.
Cinemania
Dan Jardine
Bill Forsyth directs the film with wry understatement and has gentle affection for all of his characters.
Variety
Todd McCarthy
[It's] loaded with wry, offbeat humor and is the sort of satisfying, personal picture that is becoming an increasingly rare commodity these days
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
It's the feel-good flick of the decade.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Here is a small film to treasure, a loving, funny, understated portrait of a small Scottish town and its encounter with a giant oil company.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A heartwarming and whimsical comedy of manners.
TV Guide
Charming, whimsical, and practically perfect.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
It demonstrates Mr. Forsyth's uncanny ability for making an audience sense that something magical is going on, even if that something isn't easily explained.
San Francisco Examiner
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Absolutely wonderful.
Spirituality & Practice
Mary Ann Brussat
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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