The Hero rests on Sam Elliott's understated performance, which proves more than capable of carrying the film through the less inspired moments of its somewhat clichéd story.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Brett Haley -
Producer -
Houston King , Sam Bisbee , Erik Rommesmo -
Screenwriter -
Brett Haley , Marc Basch -
Distributor -
The Orchard -
Production Co -
Park Pictures , Northern Lights Films , Houston King -
Rating -
R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 9, 2017, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 12, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$4.1M -
Runtime -
1h 36m