Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

The final test of courage is coming home.

Directed by Irwin Winkler

Produced by Emmett/Furla Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

2006106 min5.4 / 10

A grounded, character-driven examination of four soldiers struggling to reintegrate after trauma, balancing the weight of PTSD against tentative paths toward healing.

The day after they get the word they'll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from Spokane are ambushed in an Iraqi city. Back stateside we follow four of them - a surgeon who saw too much, a teacher who's a single mom and who lost a hand in the ambush, an infantry man whose best friend died that day, and a soldier who keeps reliving the moment he killed a civilian woman.

Questions people ask

  • Is Home of the Brave sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Home of the Brave scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Home of the Brave end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Home of the Brave violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Is Home of the Brave easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity28

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Home of the Brave

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Home of the Brave

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Home of the Brave, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Home of the Brave, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Home of the Brave, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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