Is Local Hero easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Local Hero violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Local Hero end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Local Hero

Name: Local Hero
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1983
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, Peter Capaldi

THE STORY OF AN ORDINARY MAN IN AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE.

Directed by Bill Forsyth

Produced by Enigma Productions, Goldcrest

1983111 min6.8 / 10

A warmly comic fish-out-of-water story about an American corporate emissary who arrives in a Scottish village to exploit it, only to be charmed and transformed by its community and natural beauty.

An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.

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Questions people ask

Is Local Hero easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.
Is Local Hero violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Local Hero scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does Local Hero end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Local Hero sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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