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The Brave One is a 2007 American drama, crime, and thriller film directed by Neil Jordan. Produced by Susan Downey and Joel Silver through Silver Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, the movie features Jodie Foster, Naveen Andrews, Terrence Howard, and Nicky Katt in the cast. The narrative is set in New York City and focuses on revenge, following a woman who seeks retribution after a brutal attack.
The film has a runtime of 122 minutes and was released in September 2007. Dario Marianelli composed the score for the English-language production. It received an R rating and achieved a budget of 70,000,000 with revenue of 69,766,619. Critical assessments include a 44% rating, a 5.6/10 score, and a 56/100 Metascore. The work also holds a 6.7 IMDb rating based on 64,200 votes and won one award with seven nominations.
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6.6A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Cast
- Jodie Foster as Erica Bain
- Terrence Howard as Detective Mercer
- Nicky Katt as Detective Vitale
- Naveen Andrews as David Kirmani
- Mary Steenburgen as Carol
- Ene Oloja as Josai
Themes
- new york city
- metropolis
- loss of loved one
- bravery
- urban life
- revenge
- vigilante
- rape and revenge
- radio show host
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
64,200 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
43%
Metacritic
56/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Neil Jordan
- Written by
- Roderick Taylor Bruce A. Taylor Cynthia Mort
- Produced by
- Susan Downey Joel Silver
- Starring
- Jodie Foster Terrence Howard Naveen Andrews Nicky Katt Mary Steenburgen
- Cinematography
- Philippe Rousselot
- Edited by
- Tony Lawson
- Music by
- Dario Marianelli
- Production companies
- Village Roadshow Pictures Silver Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures (Worldwide) Roadshow Films (Australia)
- Release dates
- September 14, 2007 ( 2007-09-14 ) (United States) October 11, 2007 ( 2007-10-11 ) (Australia)
- Running time
- 122 minutes
- Countries
- United States, Australia
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $70 million
- Box office
- $69 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- revenge
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Cast member
- Carmen Ejogo
- Composer
- Dario Marianelli
- Producer
- Joel Silver
- Production company
- Village Roadshow Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Philippe Rousselot
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 835506
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- Commons category
- The Brave One (2007 film)
- publication date
- 2007-12-21
- title
- The Brave One
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 56/100
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Encyclopedic overview
The Brave One is a 2007 vigilante action-thriller film directed by Neil Jordan and written by Roderick Taylor, Bruce A. Taylor and Cynthia Mort. The film stars Jodie Foster as Erica Bain, a New York City radio host whose fiancé is beaten to death by criminals. Terrified for her safety, she buys a pistol and undergoes a personality transformation, becoming a vigilante. Detective Sean Mercer (Terrence Howard) investigates the vigilante shootings, which lead him closer and closer to Bain. The film features Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt, Zoë Kravitz, Mary Steenburgen and Luis Da Silva in supporting roles.
The Brave One was released in the United States on September 14, 2007. The film received mixed reviews from critics who acclaimed Foster's performance but criticized its execution. It was a box-office bomb, grossing $69 million worldwide. At the 65th Golden Globe Awards, Foster received a nomination for Best Actress Motion Picture in a Drama.
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