Movie·1983·111 min

Local Hero

Name: Local Hero
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1983-02-17
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, Peter Capaldi

Local Hero streams in the US on Howdy Amazon Channel, and free with ads on YouTube Free, as of October 5, 2026.

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.

6.8 / 10 · TMDB

Comedy Drama

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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