Brave (2012)
81%RT Audience Score: 75%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
20 wins & 48 nominations total
Brave offers young audiences and fairy tale fans a rousing, funny fantasy adventure with a distaff twist and surprising depth
Brave is a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and want to go on an adventure with your mom. While some critics may say that it’s not as ambitious as other Pixar films, I say who cares? The animation is stunning and the story is heartwarming. Plus, who doesn’t love a movie about a girl who can shoot a bow and arrow like a boss? So grab some popcorn, snuggle up with your mom, and get ready for a wild ride with Merida and her family.
Production Company(ies)
Amazon Studios, Stay Gold Features, Kindred Spirit
Distributor
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Emeryville, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for some scary action and rude humor
Year of Release
2012
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Atmos Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS Dolby Digital D-Cinema 96kHz Dolby Surround 7.1D-Cinema 48kHz Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 33m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2012 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2011
Genre(s)
Adventure/Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, written by Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi, Adventure, Comedy, PG, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney, Katherine Sarafian, reviewed by Rafer Guzman, Richard Corliss, Ben Sachs, Ian Nathan, Peter Bradshaw, Nigel Andrews, Kelly Macdonald as Merida, Billy Connolly as Fergus, Emma Thompson as Elinor, Julie Walters as The Witch, Robbie Coltrane as Lord Dingwall, Kevin McKidd as Lord MacGuffin, Datasat, Dolby Atmos, Surround, box office performance, budget
Worldwide gross: $538,983,207
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $694,870,316
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 175
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 75,776,479
US/Canada gross: $237,283,207
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $305,911,306
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 183
US/Canada opening weekend: $66,323,594
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $85,505,997
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 100
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $185,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $238,506,519
Production budget ranking: 46
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $128,435,760
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $327,928,037
ROI to date (est.): 89%
ROI ranking: 981
Billy Connolly – Fergus (Voice)
Emma Thompson – Elinor (Voice)
Julie Walters – The Witch (Voice)
Robbie Coltrane – Lord Dingwall (Voice)
Kevin McKidd – Lord MacGuffin (Voice)
Director(s)
Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
Writer(s)
Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi
Producer(s)
Katherine Sarafian
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
20 wins & 48 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (255) | Top Critics (66) | Fresh (200) | Rotten (55)
The main problem is that Merida craves adventure but Brave limits her to mother-daughter psychodrama.
November 18, 2013
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
TOP CRITIC
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.
November 18, 2013
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
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.
November 18, 2013
Ben Sachs
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
No less lovely than former films, in many ways lovelier, but Brave is boutique Pixar: less ambitious, more succinct, excellence at a lower ebb.
August 13, 2012 | Rating: 4/5
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Unsatisfying for all ages.
August 9, 2012 | Rating: 2/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Cockamamie folklore from a land too distant for Hollywood digimators to strain themselves over authenticity.
August 9, 2012 | Rating: 2/5
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
At ten, “Brave” is less flashy and way more modest than the other Pixar and Disney films it sits against. But it is that gentleness and wonderfully specific earnestness that distinguish it for the better.
June 26, 2022
Andrew Kendall
Stabroek News
In the end, Brave really does mark a return to quality for Pixar.
February 11, 2022
Cory Woodroof
Lumination Network
You’re not going to see a more beautiful, eye-appealing movie than Brave this year.
September 18, 2021 | Rating: A+
Kip Mooney
College Movie Review
I was pulled in by the film with fair ease, but eventually it seemed unsure where to go, and ultimately I don’t think it really ever found a path of its own
July 2, 2021
Jason Adams
My New Plaid Pants
Brave, the new film from Pixar, is the most beautiful movie I’ve seen in years.
March 10, 2021
Tyler Smith
Battleship Pretension
Effectively creates its own world and mythology it would be easy to think it is an old tale updated by the story shamans at Pixar, but it’s a new story that feels timeless.
January 31, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5
Richard Crouse
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Plot
Set in Scotland in a rugged and mythical time, this movie features Princess Merida (Kelly Macdonald), an aspiring archer and impetuous daughter of Queen Elinor (Dame Emma Thompson). Merida makes a reckless choice that unleashes unintended peril and forces her to spring into action to set things right.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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