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76% Tomatometer 127 Reviews 85% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Tells the story of the legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero named William Wallace (Mel Gibson). Wallace rallies the Scottish against the English monarch and Edward I (Peter Hanly) after he suffers a personal tragedy by English soldiers. Wallace gathers a group of amateur warriors that is stronger than any English army. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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Distractingly violent and historically dodgy, Mel Gibson's Braveheart justifies its epic length by delivering enough sweeping action, drama, and romance to match its ambition.

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Braveheart | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Harper Barnes St. Louis Post-Dispatch It's unclear when Mel Gibson became a combination of Sam Peckinpah and Akira Kurosawa, but there's no question that Braveheart is one of the best epic movies of the '90s... Scene after scene takes your breath away with its sometimes cruel beauty. Nov 18, 2022 Full Review Braveheart | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Bob Fenster Arizona Republic In only his second film behind the camera, Gibson has crafted a historical epic, Braveheart, that stands tall among the biggest and the best: Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur, El Cid. Nov 18, 2022 Full Review Braveheart | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Ella Taylor L.A. Weekly Epic in length only and peppered with snigg*ring hom*ophobia, the homage to Himself drags on for three hours going on three years. Nov 18, 2022 Full Review Braveheart | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Mark Johnson Awards Daily ...a huge film with incredible action sequences, an emotional love story, and a few technical wonders... Braveheart remains a thrilling and entertaining epic Jun 27, 2023 Full Review Braveheart | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Rick James Alabama Forum The film is rich, multi-layered and lush. May 4, 2023 Full Review Braveheart | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Betsy Sherman The Improper Bostonian As he did with The Man Without a Face, Gibson takes his directorial chores so seriously that he squeezes the life out of the piece. Rated: 1.5/4 Nov 18, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kalin D Weirdly hom*ophobic but otherwise a good film and interesting story. I can forgive the historical innacuracies but it would have been better if it had attempted to be more true to the history. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/17/24 Full Review Lisa M Love braveheart the love story is so beautiful and feels so real and pure. This is my favourite movie of all time and Mel Gibson is prefect for this role. Bits of it are so heartbreaking and the costume and design make it feel so real. The cast are fantastic. It is a movie I never get bored of deserved all the oscars for this 👏 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/03/24 Full Review Ben D Even if it isn't factually accurate - it is an absolute masterpiece - beautiful acting, incredible Cinematography, amazing plot & Music. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/19/24 Full Review Cork B Really well made film. Back in the day I probably would have given it 3.5 stars, but compared to the the schlock that is modern filmmaking, this thing is a masterpiece. I mean, ok, it is a standard action hero with supporting buddy type film - like the Patriot - a lot of it is predictable, and apparently this plays fast and loose with history - I really don't like that. But the film looks great, and Gibson is great when he does his emotey thing. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/06/24 Full Review James F That rare combination of laughably inept and enragingly stupid. Too long and too tedious to qualify as a camp classic. It's just a bad film. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/24 Full Review Horn S The movie was lazy and cookie cutter. Was able to predict alot of the movie. The characters are undeveloped and the swords look like rubber in some scenes. And it has narration at the beginning and end which is just lazy exposition. You won't care about about the charecters or the story and just be a boring waste of three hours. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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Mel Gibson Director Mel Gibson William Wallace Sophie Marceau Princess Isabelle Patrick McGoohan Longshanks - King Edward I Catherine McCormack Murron MacClannough Brendan Gleeson Hamish Campbell
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Movie Info

Synopsis Tells the story of the legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero named William Wallace (Mel Gibson). Wallace rallies the Scottish against the English monarch and Edward I (Peter Hanly) after he suffers a personal tragedy by English soldiers. Wallace gathers a group of amateur warriors that is stronger than any English army.

Director
Mel Gibson

Producer
Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr.

Screenwriter
Randall Wallace

Distributor
Paramount Pictures

Production Co
Icon Entertainment International, Twentieth Century Fox, Ladd Company, Paramount Pictures, B.H. Finance C.V.

Rating
R (Brutal Medieval Warfare)

Genre
History, Drama, Biography, War

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
May 24, 1995, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013

Box Office (Gross USA)
$75.5M

Runtime
2h 57m

Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby A, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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