Braveheart
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79% Critic Match

Braveheart

Every man dies, not every man really lives.

7.9 / 10 1995 2h 58mR English
ActionDramaHistoryWar

Storyline

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

Cast & Crew

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

William Wallace

Lead
Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Murron MacClannough

Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau

Princess Isabelle

Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

King Edward

Angus Macfadyen

Angus Macfadyen

Robert the Bruce

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Hamish Campbell

James Robinson

James Robinson

Young William Wallace

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Campbell

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mel Gibson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Braveheart is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker