Film

The Hero

2017 · 1h 37m · Drama

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

77%

Metacritic

61

Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news, Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him looking to the future.

Sam Elliott

Lee Hayden

Laura Prepon

Charlotte Dylan

Nick Offerman

Jeremy Frost

Krysten Ritter

Lucy Hayden

Katharine Ross

Valarie Hayden

Doug Cox

Doctor

Max Gail

Gary Babcock

Jackie Joyner

Betsy

Patrika Darbo

Diane

Ali Wong

Ali Wong

Frank Collison

Man in Dream

Andy Allo

Bartender

Cameron Esposito

Cameron Esposito

Linda Lee McBride

Linda

Christopher May

Director

Todd Giebenhain

Actor

• Brett HaleyWriter · Director · Editor
• Marc BaschWriter
• Erik RommesmoProducer
• Houston KingProducer
• Sam BisbeeProducer
• Bill WallworkExecutive Producer
• Lance AcordExecutive Producer
• Frank BrennerExecutive Producer
• Jeff SchlossmanExecutive Producer
• David BunceExecutive Producer

The Hero (2017) | Official Trailer HD

Release date

June 9, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Revenue

$4,077,333

Genres

Drama

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