Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- sardonic
- warm
- lazy sunday
- light dramatic comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film intermittently entertaining and sharply cynical about media celebrity and public heroism, while noting an erratic, overextended structure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
A plane-crash rescue becomes a news-driven contest over who deserves public credit.
Bernie LaPlante is a thief and troubled father whose uncredited rescue challenges conventional ideas of heroism.
The characters and news media shape competing accounts of the rescue and its meaning.
Bernie's lost shoe links the anonymous rescuer to the public account of the plane crash.
Films like Hero, and why
Being There
cynical media satire, mistaken identity, and screwball comic energy
The Hudsucker Proxy
socially awkward outsider, accidental public image, and warm dramatic comedy
Wag the Dog
sharp celebrity satire, morally compromised characters, and darkly comic tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Release Date
- 1992-10-02
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (546)
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman
- Geena Davis
- Andy Garcia
- Joan Cusack
- Kevin J. O'Connor
- Chevy Chase
- Maury Chaykin
- Stephen Tobolowsky
- Christian Clemenson
- Tom Arnold
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hero about?
- A down-on-his-luck thief becomes entangled in a media-created hero story after anonymously rescuing plane-crash survivors.
- What is Hero like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hero as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Hero violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Hero as mild.
- What did critics think of Hero?
- Critics generally found the film intermittently entertaining and sharply cynical about media celebrity and public heroism, while noting an erratic, overextended structure.
- Which films are like Hero?
- Films with a similar feel include Being There, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Wag the Dog.
- How long is Hero?
- Hero runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hero?
- In United States, Hero streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
