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Brave

Play trailer 2:30 Poster for Brave PG Released Jun 22, 2012 1h 33m Kids & Family Adventure Comedy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Merida (Kelly Macdonald), the impetuous but courageous daughter of Scottish King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), is a skilled archer who wants to carve out her own path in life. Her defiance of an age-old tradition angers the Highland lords and leads to chaos in the kingdom. Merida seeks help from an eccentric witch (Julie Walters), who grants her an ill-fated wish. Now, Merida must discover the true meaning of courage and undo a beastly curse before it's too late.
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Brave offers young audiences and fairy tale fans a rousing, funny fantasy adventure with a distaff twist and surprising depth.

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Rafer Guzman Newsday The main problem is that Merida craves adventure but Brave limits her to mother-daughter psychodrama. Nov 18, 2013 Full Review Richard Corliss TIME Magazine By the climax, at which all right-thinking viewers will have dissolved in a puddle of warm appreciation, the new Pixar film has earned two cheers and a big bear hug. Nov 18, 2013 Full Review Ben Sachs Chicago Reader The story for this revisionist fairy tale, which promotes contemporary attitudes about parenting and gender equality, is less inspired than usual for Pixar, but the movie upholds the studio's high standard of computer animation. Nov 18, 2013 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Many daughters, young and old, can relate to this kind of story about the plans and expectations that their mothers have for them that differ from their own interests. Rated: 4/5 Feb 18, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Merida becomes a rare kind of protagonist, whose lesson tells a rapt audience that defying customs is okay, as long as we take responsibility for our actions and consider the ones we love in the process. Rated: 3.5/4 Oct 4, 2022 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies A powerful and relevant story wrapped up in gorgeous animation and one of the best soundtracks of the year. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alex L Wreck it Ralph is Better than this piece of Crap Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review Francesco P Insomma, mi sarei aspettato qualcosa di più Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/25 Full Review BlueTop World b this is overrated as hell Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review Jacopo D Gli manca poco per raggiungere il meglio della Pixar (Toy story fino al 3, up, Wall E, ratatouille, incredibili, ratatouille, Monsters inc, alla ricerca di Nemo, a bugs Life e Cars) Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review Daniel R This 'movie' represents Pixar in the dimest light. Brave is a Disney princess movie that should be considered completely independent to Pixar as it is a complete and utter disaster. The plot line doesnt follow through the movie and the character developemnt is made redundant by the poor choices of personality in the first place. In what universe, movies included, does it make ANY sense for Scottish people to randomly turn into a black bear??? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Leaburn O Not funny, memorable, interesting in any way. Clearly a parable that is directly aimed against arranged marriage. I don’t think kids will even understand the concept outside of the sub continent. It was all just a bit dull and the plot was incredibly weak. Nothing I enjoyed about it and quite how it won an Oscar for best animation I have no idea. Must have been a particularly weak year. Watched on BluRay. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Merida (Kelly Macdonald), the impetuous but courageous daughter of Scottish King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), is a skilled archer who wants to carve out her own path in life. Her defiance of an age-old tradition angers the Highland lords and leads to chaos in the kingdom. Merida seeks help from an eccentric witch (Julie Walters), who grants her an ill-fated wish. Now, Merida must discover the true meaning of courage and undo a beastly curse before it's too late.
Director
Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
Producer
Katherine Sarafian
Screenwriter
Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi
Distributor
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney
Production Co
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Studios
Rating
PG (Some Scary Action|Rude Humor)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 22, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 1, 2014
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Atmos, Surround
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