Hero

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Hero

PG-13,

1992,

1h 56m,

Comedy/

Drama

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Serial swindler Bernie Laplante (Dustin Hoffman) makes the first selfless gesture of his life when he helps save injured passengers from a roadside plane crash and then vanishes into the night. Hoping to find the hero who pulled her out of the wreck, reporter Gale Gayley (Geena Davis) announces a $1 million prize for stepping forward. But when handsome vagrant John Bubber (Andy Garcia) takes credit, Bernie struggles to expose him amid a media circus and countless adoring fans.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

A little more zip, and Hero might really have worked. It has all the ingredients for a terrific entertainment, but it lingers over the kinds of details that belong in a different kind of movie.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Mar 16, 2026

6/10

It has decent elements and less effective ones and it hits the right note as often as it misses, but it remains a well-played comedy and has one of the pitch-perfect endings of its time.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jul 31, 2020

3/4

...a deliberate yet mostly compelling drama...

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Vanessa Letts

The Spectator

Jul 24, 2018

The cast is reduced to acting out a series of adjectives.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Sep 17, 2007

B

A mess, though very often an enjoyable one, thanks to the cast.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Dec 5, 2006

C

A misconceived project, inspired by classic Hollywood films of golden age (Nothing Scared, Hail the Conquering Hero) but marred by underdeveloped and rambling script--Stephen Frears first big failure.

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Feb 1, 2019

The best inspiring movie ever made! With the best movie character ever portrayed: Dustin Hoffman as Bernie LaPlante!

Rey R

Jan 4, 2018

While mostly predictable, Hoffman is great as the gruff underachiever

Albus L

Sep 16, 2017

Terrible movie . Frank Capra spins in his grave watching this shabby imitation of his outsider-saves-the-day scenario. Chevy chase is so horrible he goes uncredited .

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Luke S

Jul 28, 2017

3.5/5.0 stars - Grade: B

Harry W

May 24, 2017

Boring film that I just couldn't get into!

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Stephen Frears

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Dustin Hoffman

Bernie Laplante

Geena Davis

Gale Gayley

Andy Garcia

John Bubber

Joan Cusack

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Synopsis

Serial swindler Bernie Laplante (Dustin Hoffman) makes the first selfless gesture of his life when he helps save injured passengers from a roadside plane crash and then vanishes into the night. Hoping to find the hero who pulled her out of the wreck, reporter Gale Gayley (Geena Davis) announces a $1 million prize for stepping forward. But when handsome vagrant John Bubber (Andy Garcia) takes credit, Bernie struggles to expose him amid a media circus and countless adoring fans.

Director: Stephen Frears
Producer: Laura Ziskin
Screenwriter: David Webb Peoples
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia, TriStar Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.2M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Surround

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