Local Hero (1983)
"A BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE... A RICH OIL MAN WANTS TO DEVELOP IT. A POOR BEACH BUM WANTS TO LIVE ON IT. AN ENTIRE TOWN WANTS TO PROFIT BY IT. AND A REAL-LIVE MERMAID WANTS TO SAVE IT... ONLY ONE OF THEM WILL GET THEIR WAY."
ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 92%
(RT: 100%, MC: 84) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Denis Lawson as Gordon Urquhart
Fulton Mackay as Ben Knox
Jennifer Black as Stella Urquhart
Jenny Seagrove as Marina
Norman Chancer as Moritz
Is Local Hero good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 424 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 92%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
