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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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Brave | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Rafer Guzman Newsday The main problem is that Merida craves adventure but Brave limits her to mother-daughter psychodrama. Nov 18, 2013 Full Review Brave | Rotten Tomatoes (2) 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 Brave | Rotten Tomatoes (3) 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 Brave | Rotten Tomatoes (4) 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 Brave | Rotten Tomatoes (5) 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 Brave | Rotten Tomatoes (6) 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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Audience Member esta pelicula es hermosa merida es una muy buena protagonista y super carismatica la reina elinor osea la madre de merida es un personaje con excelente desarrollo el rey fergus tambien es un buen personaje secundario al igual q los hermanos de merida: hubert, hamish y harris son un buen apoyo comico al igual q los lords macguffin, macintosh y dingwall, el humor es muy bueno y cada subtrama es muy buena como el matrimonio de merida, el tema de los hermanos, la historia madre e hija, como los clanes vuelven a pelearse, el tema del oso demonio mor´du, etcel tema de mor´du es muy interesante y oscuro este antagonista me encanta y amo q le hayan dado su propio corto para explorar mas su origen y su diseño es de lo mejor.el mensaje es muy bueno es mas tiene mas q solo un mensaje y todos son hermoso.la animacion para ser de ese año es super hermosa y la banda sonora tambien.en fin valliente es una gran pelicula para mi la mejor de pixar y mi pelicula favorita en general sin duda es una obra maestra Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Its A Bawled my eyes out. So many messages in this movie.. to start it’s a relevant story about how parents can pressurize their kids about their own wants and how kids often don’t appreciate them and try to change them. This story reminded me to be appreciative and kind to my family and especially my mother. The best disney movie i have ever watched. Touched me deeply. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/16/24 Full Review Michele M Brave has an interesting ambientation, but the plot is really boring and characters aren't good. Overall is not a really bad movie but if we consider the other PIxar's movies, it's the worst of all time (currently) Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/05/24 Full Review Faiz D Brave is a brilliant film with lovable characters, and excellent animation. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Bulgantamir B The main actors voice very cool Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/12/24 Full Review Godfrey D Its a really good movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mark Andrews Director Brenda Chapman Director Kelly Macdonald Merida Billy Connolly Fergus Emma Thompson Elinor Julie Walters The Witch
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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, 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
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