The Hero Director — Director — Brett Haley
Actors Sam Elliott
Laura Prepon
Krysten Ritter
Nick Offerman
Katharine Ross
Producers Houston King
Sam Bisbee
Erik Rommesmo
Distributor The Orchard
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
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The Hero
Selected Film Festivals Sundance Film Festival
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The Hero stars the legendary Sam Elliot as an aging actor confronting mortality in this moving film from writer/director Brett Haley. Lee Hayden (Elliott) is a Western icon with a golden voice, but his best performances are decades behind him. He spends his days reliving old glories and smoking too much weed with his former-co-star-turned-dealer, Jeremy (Nick Offerman), until a surprised cancer diagnosis brings his priorities into sharp focus. He soon strikes up an exciting, contentious relationship with stand-up comic Charlotte (Laura Pepron), and he attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Lucy (Krysten Ritter), all while searching for one final role to cement his legacy.