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08/13/08
Local Hero (1983)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:23
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.7/10
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... [More]
Starring: Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson, Fulton MacKay
Director: Bill Forsyth
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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
A heartwarming and whimsical comedy of manners.
01/07/04
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07/30/03
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05/20/03
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04/21/03
Absolutely wonderful.
02/27/03
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11/07/02
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10/21/02
Charming cross-cultural tale about some outsiders from a Texas oil company whose visit to a small Scottish town changes everything.
09/01/02
Charming little comedy
08/21/02
A whimsical, delightful tale of a stranger in a strange land. It is director Bill Forsythe's best ever.
08/21/02
Slighty overrated because of its quirkiness.
08/13/02
No review available.
07/26/02
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