Hero Wanted
2008 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 5.3 · 39% critics
A down-on-his-luck garbage man tries to reinvent himself as a hero to win someone’s attention, staging a plan that’s meant to make him look brave. When the scheme spirals out of control, he’s left injured and forced to confront the fallout, caught between guilt, justice, and a dangerous criminal world.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-03-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 39/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (163 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like gritty, twisty crime thrillers with a flawed lead and bursts of violence, in the vein of 15 Minutes or Faster; Not for you if you want a clear, straightforward story.
Pros: strong cast presence; intense, violent moments; interesting themes | Cons: confusing time jumps; clichéd, contrived writing; plot holes
Themes
- robbery
- child in peril
- revenge
- murder
- hospital
- stabbing
- nonlinear timeline
- bludgeoning
- bank teller
- getaway driver
- bandanna
- surrogate father
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Liam Case
Ray Liotta
as Detective Terry Subcott
Norman Reedus
as Swain
Kim Coates
as Skinner McGraw
Tommy Flanagan
as Derek
Jean Smart
as Melanie McQueen
Christa Campbell
as Melanie McQueen
Gary Cairns
as Gill
Sammi Hanratty
as Marley Singer
Ben Cross
as Cosmo Jackson
Directed by Brian Smrz