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The Hero

2017 · 97 min

A quiet, bittersweet character study that lingers on regret and late-life reckoning, with a weathered, soulful lead performance.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Aging, grief, family, redemption
Content: Strong language. Mild sexual content. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: aging
grief
family
redemption
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild