Movie·1982·97 min

Some Kind of Hero

Name: Some Kind of Hero
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1982-04-02
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Ronny Cox, Lynne Moody

Some Kind of Hero is available in the US to rent or buy on Amazon Video and 4 more apps, and is not on a subscription app right now, as of October 6, 2026.

Richard Pryor is in a new kind of comedy... about some kind of hero... in some kind of mess.

5.6 / 10 · TMDB

Comedy Drama

A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in his own country.

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