The Brave One

The Brave One

How many wrongs to make it right?

Directed by Neil Jordan

Produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures

2007122 min6.6 / 10

A dark, morally ambiguous revenge thriller that traces one woman's transformation from victim to vigilante in the aftermath of trauma.

A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Brave One scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Brave One one of a kind? No. Less singular than 94% of films.

  • Is The Brave One violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is The Brave One sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is The Brave One easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Brave One end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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.

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Rarity10

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Surprise55

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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