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Hero Wanted

  • 20082008
  • RR
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
7.3K
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Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ray Liotta in Hero Wanted (2008)
A man seeks revenge after he and a bank teller are shot during a robbery.
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A man seeks revenge after he and a bank teller are shot during a robbery.A man seeks revenge after he and a bank teller are shot during a robbery.A man seeks revenge after he and a bank teller are shot during a robbery.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
7.3K
YOUR RATING
    • Brian Smrz
    • Chad Law
    • Evan Law
  • Stars
    • Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Ray Liotta
    • Tommy Flanagan
    • Brian Smrz
    • Chad Law
    • Evan Law
  • Stars
    • Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Ray Liotta
    • Tommy Flanagan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ray Liotta in Hero Wanted (2008)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ray Liotta in Hero Wanted (2008)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. in Hero Wanted (2008)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. and Norman Reedus in Hero Wanted (2008)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. in Hero Wanted (2008)
    Paul Sampson as Gordy McGraw `on the Sofia, Bulgaria set of "Hero Wanted."
    Cuba Gooding Jr., Ray Liotta, and Christa Campbell in Hero Wanted (2008)
    Hero Wanted (2007)  Sammi Hanratty, Cuba Gooding, Jr
    Cuba Gooding Jr., Gary Cairns, and Chad Law in Hero Wanted (2008)
    Gary Cairns, Chad Law, and Evan Law in Hero Wanted (2008)
    Paul Sampson, Chad Law, and Evan Law in Hero Wanted (2008)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ray Liotta in Hero Wanted (2008)

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    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Liam Case
    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
    • Detective Terry Subcott
    Tommy Flanagan
    Tommy Flanagan
    • Derek
    • (as Thomas Flannigan)
    Norman Reedus
    Norman Reedus
    • Swain
    Kim Coates
    Kim Coates
    • Skinner McGraw
    Jean Smart
    Jean Smart
    • Melanie McQueen
    Christa Campbell
    Christa Campbell
    • Kayla McQueen
    Steven Kozlowski
    • Lynch McGraw
    Gary Cairns
    Gary Cairns
    • Gill
    Samantha Hanratty
    Samantha Hanratty
    • Marley Singer
    Ben Cross
    Ben Cross
    • Cosmo Jackson
    Todd Jensen
    Todd Jensen
    • Detective Wallace MacTee
    Paul Sampson
    Paul Sampson
    • Gordy McGraw
    Lisa Dunne
    • Marley's Mom
    Elitsa Razheva
    • Dawn Case
    • (as Elitza Rajeva)
    Atanas Srebrev
    Atanas Srebrev
    • Bartender
    • (as Nasko Srebrev)
    Tom Nelson
    • Security Guard
    Sergio Buenrostro
    • Rookie Cop
      • Brian Smrz
      • Chad Law
      • Evan Law
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    • Trivia
      Ray Liotta and Tommy Flanagan both also starred in Joe Carnahan's Smokin' Aces (2006), yet shared no scenes.
    • Goofs
      In in the beginning of the movie, there is a double parking meter within a few feet of a fire hydrant.
    • Quotes

      Derek: I love America, but I fuckin' hate cops!

    • Soundtracks
      Petey's Blues
      Written by Peter Neff (as Peter T. Neff)

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    User reviews33

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    8/10
    Pleasantly surprised.
    I was pleasantly surprised with the movie. Seemed to me to have a B movie feel starting out. It does seem like everyone is into the time shifting plots these days, but once I realized it everything else seemed to follow. I found myself trying to anticipate the next connection of pass and present. Cuba Gooding Jr. did a good job of portraying a man tortured with his pass and present. I do have to take exception to the bar scenes though. I'm not sure that Ray Liota needed to bulk up for the part but he did. Jean Smart had me kind of wondering what was going to happen in the apartment scene. Although there is predominately a U.S. cast, I think the feel of the movie was off because it was filmed in eastern Europe. Straight to DVD but worth the watch in my opinion.
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    • hattonej
    • Jun 10, 2008

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 2008 (Russia)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Millennium Films
      • Millennium Films
      • Heroic Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 34 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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