Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Local Hero' right now, here are some finer points about the Enigma Productions, Goldcrest, Celandine Films drama flick. Local Hero starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay has a PG rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min. The release date of the movie is February 17th, 1983. The movie received a user score of 68/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 372 platform users.
Thinking about what happens in this film? Here's the plot: "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."
Thinking of starting 'Local Hero' right from your couch? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Bill Forsyth-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Local Hero' on each platform when they are available. 'Local Hero' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, Plex Channel, Prime Video, Fandango At Home, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Plex, Tubi TV, and Google Play Movies in the US.
'Local Hero' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on February 17th, 1983
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
September 21st, 1999
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