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Name: Brave
Director: Mark Andrews
Genre: adventure, animation, family, fantasy
Released: 2012
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 7.1

Brave has an iRankMovies score of 72.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Brave (2012)

Change your fate.

Release:2012

Runtime:1h 33m

Country:United States

Director:Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationFamily

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Keywords

witchKingdomScotlandRebelBraveryvillainWishArcher

iRank72

Brave rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 476K votes

Rotten Tomatoes78%

Metacritic69%

TMDb7/10· 14K votes

With 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 69/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Brave

In the mystical Scottish Highlands, Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Merida's quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom's three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.

Cast of Brave

Kelly Macdonald
as Merida (voice)
Emma Thompson
as Elinor (voice)
Billy Connolly
as Fergus (voice)
Julie Walters
as The Witch (voice)
Robbie Coltrane
as Lord Dingwall (voice)
Kevin McKidd
as Lord MacGuffin / Young MacGuffin (voice)
Craig Ferguson
as Lord Macintosh (voice)
Peigi Barker
as Young Merida (voice)
Steve Purcell
as The Crow (voice)
Patrick Doyle
as Martin (voice)
John Ratzenberger
as Gordon (voice)
S
Sally Kinghorn
as Maudie (voice)

Brave facts

Budget: $185M
Box office: $539M

Our take on Brave

Set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, this 2012 Pixar adventure follows Merida, a headstrong princess and gifted archer who defies a sacred custom and throws her parents' kingdom into disarray. Seeking to undo the damage, she turns to an eccentric Wise Woman whose granted wish only deepens the trouble. Director Mark Andrews shapes a fantasy that leans on the fraught bond between a daughter and her mother rather than romance, with the bickering lords MacGuffin, Macintosh and Dingwall supplying comic relief. Family viewers wanting a spirited heroine, painterly landscapes and real emotional stakes will find plenty here, and it suits children old enough for a few tense turns.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Animation captures Scottish landscapes and character design with distinctive artistry
•Independent female protagonist subverts princess narrative expectations effectively
•Mother-daughter conflict explores generational communication with emotional authenticity

What the audience disliked

•Third act transformation feels abrupt and diminishes protagonist agency meaningfully
•Supporting character development remains thin despite ensemble cast opportunities