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.
Local Hero has generally received very positive reviews.
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Local Hero was released in 1983 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 391 reviews, giving Local Hero (1983) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 90% and users giving an average score of 88%.
With a score of 77%, Local Hero is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1983, which stands at 58%.
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