Brave

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Brave

PG

2012

1h 33m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

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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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Critics Consensus

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

11/18/2013

The main problem is that Merida craves adventure but Brave limits her to mother-daughter psychodrama.

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

11/18/2013

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.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

11/18/2013

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.

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Carla Renata

The Curvy Film Critic

Mar 24

So, the moral of the story is as they say in Brave..."change your fate by mending the bonds you break". A lesson and wise words for us all.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

02/18/2024

4/5

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.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

10/04/2022

3.5/4

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.

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Lillian F

@RT84216712 Jul 16

She was the first princess. Who didn't need a man for true love. somehow everyone over looks that. This movie had everything you want in a movie.

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Tim D

@RT39962106 Jul 10

The animation is fantastic! Story stellar! THIS is good Disney!

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Kirstie W

@KLoves Jul 8

It’s such a cute, strong female lead movie. She’s a girl who loves her family. She’s also Scottish and a fighter. Love the voice actors too. Such a feel good movie.

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Bri K

@Brigamer0172026 Jul 6

I watched this movie 3 years ago back in 2023 while I was in 8th grade but now I'm rewatching this movie 3 years later while I'm an adult actually I think that this movie is a 10/10 I miss watching this movie it was from my childhood and I'm not a child anymore so yeah

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Aletheia N

@RT81711036 Jul 4

One of the best coming of age Pixar films that explores mother daughter relationship challenges. Of course some of those challenges are genderless but girls and women mostly will relate and understand its layers and the beauty of complexity more than a lot of the dudes leaving reviews :)

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Ry N.

@RyGuy May 31

Princess Merida gives her mom a witch’s potion to try to get out of an arranged marriage, turning her mom and brothers into bear in a castle full of hunters. This is good but not one of the greats from Pixar.

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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: Walt Disney, Pixar Animation Studios
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Studios
Rating: PG (Some Scary Action|Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Datasat, Surround