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The Brave One

  • 20072007
  • RR
  • 2h 2m
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6.7/10
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Jodie Foster in The Brave One (2007)
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Struggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a... Read allStruggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a bloody trail across New York City.Struggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a bloody trail across New York City.

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
61K
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  • Director
    • Neil Jordan
  • Writers
    • Roderick Taylor(screenplay)
    • Bruce A. Taylor(screenplay)
    • Cynthia Mort(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jodie Foster
    • Terrence Howard
    • Naveen Andrews
Top credits
  • Director
    • Neil Jordan
  • Writers
    • Roderick Taylor(screenplay)
    • Bruce A. Taylor(screenplay)
    • Cynthia Mort(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jodie Foster
    • Terrence Howard
    • Naveen Andrews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 325User reviews
    • 187Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

    Videos1

    The Brave One -Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:31
    The Brave One -Trailer #2

    Photos55

    Jodie Foster in The Brave One (2007)
    Jodie Foster and Lenny Venito in The Brave One (2007)
    Naveen Andrews in The Brave One (2007)
    Terrence Howard in The Brave One (2007)
    Jodie Foster in The Brave One (2007)
    Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard in The Brave One (2007)
    Jodie Foster in The Brave One (2007)
    Jodie Foster, Victor Colicchio, and Zoë Kravitz in The Brave One (2007)
    Jodie Foster and Zoë Kravitz in The Brave One (2007)
    Jodie Foster in The Brave One (2007)
    Neil Jordan in The Brave One (2007)
    Jodie Foster in The Brave One (2007)

    Top cast

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    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Erica Bainas Erica Bain
    Terrence Howard
    Terrence Howard
    • Detective Merceras Detective Mercer
    Naveen Andrews
    Naveen Andrews
    • David Kirmanias David Kirmani
    Nicky Katt
    Nicky Katt
    • Detective Vitaleas Detective Vitale
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Carolas Carol
    Ene Oloja
    • Josaias Josai
    Luis Da Silva Jr.
    Luis Da Silva Jr.
    • Leeas Lee
    Blaze Foster
    • Cashas Cash
    Rafael Sardina
    Rafael Sardina
    • Reedas Reed
    Jane Adams
    Jane Adams
    • Nicoleas Nicole
    Gordon MacDonald
    • Murrowas Murrow
    Zoë Kravitz
    Zoë Kravitz
    • Chloeas Chloe
    John Magaro
    John Magaro
    • Ethanas Ethan
    Victor Colicchio
    Victor Colicchio
    • Cutleras Cutler
    Jermel Howard
    Jermel Howard
    • Thug on Subwayas Thug on Subway
    Dennis L.A. White
    Dennis L.A. White
    • Thug on Subwayas Thug on Subway
    • (as Dennis White)
    Laila Liliana Garro
    Laila Liliana Garro
    • Shauna Nelsonas Shauna Nelson
    • (as Julia Garro)
    James Biberi
    James Biberi
    • Detective Pitneyas Detective Pitney
    • Director
      • Neil Jordan
    • Writers
      • Roderick Taylor(screenplay) (story)
      • Bruce A. Taylor(screenplay) (story)
      • Cynthia Mort(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Erica Bain is a happy radio host from a city she loves and with a fiancé she adores. However, a brutal attack in New York's Central Park changes her life forever, leaving her in a coma for 3 weeks and her fiancé dead. In an attempt to feel safer after the attack, she buys a gun. However New York does not feel the same as it did anymore and Erica has several encounters where she is not afraid to use her new gun. Everyone is talking about a vigilante and Erica is forced to talk about them too on her radio show... —Abby
    • radio show
    • dog
    • park
    • gun
    • detective
    • 256 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • How many wrongs to make it right?
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jodie Foster made $15 million for this, the most she's been paid for any movie.
    • Goofs
      The closing credits list the wedding invitation lady as "Stationary Saleswoman", but "stationary" means "not moving". The word that means paper and envelopes is "stationery".
    • Quotes

      Elevator Man #1: Gross. Who's he gonna shoot next, Donald Trump?

    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: The Brave One (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      You Don't Know Me
      Written by Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker

      Performed by Elvis Presley

      Courtesy of The RCA Records Label

      By arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

    User reviews325

    Review
    Top review
    Professional enough to fool some into thinking it is better than it is, but ultimately this is a basic and dodgy thriller that doesn't engage or thrill
    Erica Bain is a talk-radio host in New York, specialising in spots that are close to poetry on various subjects. She has everything going for her in her career and also in her personal life as she prepares for her marriage to Dr David Kirmani. They are walking their dog in the park as they often do when their dog goes missing. They find it shortly after but a group of young men have found it already. They demand money for the dog back but it doesn't end there as they get more violent and begin beating the couple while another of the group films it. It is some time before Erica comes to in hospital – badly beaten and reeling from the news of David's death. Scared of the places she once loved, Erica gets an unregistered gun for protection but soon finds herself in situations where others would seek to hurt her. She reacts with the gun, killing three criminals in two incidents. While shocked by her behaviour, she is also remarkably calm.

    The Brave One was a "big" film in regards posters and cinema coverage in the UK but yet none of the marketing really told me much about it and seemed to concentrate on the big names involved rather than content. I'm sure there were trailers that did it well that I didn't see but to me the impression was of a film that didn't seem sure how to sell itself to the audience. It LOOKED liked it was just a modern version of Death Wish but the presence of Foster made me hope that it would be more – not to mention the polished looks, big budget and Hollywood-feel. The film doesn't start in a way that would suggest that though as we are introduced to the "perfect" man in Foster's life, knowing that his sole function in the film is that he will die – which he does at the hands of "Bad Men™". After this we do get some tentative steps as Bain struggles with her fear and anger but, once she has her outlet the film doesn't look back.

    The plot is straightforward all the way. The delivery suggests that it wants to come over as complex and deep but it is never anything of the sort and instead it is a surprisingly simplistic affair that is no better than Winner's original film. The motives of the characters are drawn in big blocks with no detail or finesse and, as a result, I was left uninterested and unconvinced by the characters – never really believing them. It plods along with its black/white politics to a conclusion that is a morally-murky cop-out that was only memorable for how "have my cake and eat it" it all was. I shouldn't have been that surprised though as this was in keeping with the whole film.

    Foster tries her best but there is nothing for her to work with of interest and the material doesn't offer her complexity to explore or development to exploit. Instead she focuses on "looking intense" most of the time, perhaps hoping that in itself this will suffice (it doesn't). Conversely Howard just does this weird "softly complex" thing that brings just as much depth (or as little rather) to his character as Foster does to hers. The support cast all do as required – nobody stood out for reasons of performance but rather for their fame in other things (Lost's Andrews) or family (Lenny Kravitz's daughter Zoë).

    The Brave One is all dressed up in its fancy clothes to look like a modern, thoughtful take on Death Wish. It even has big, award-winning stars at its helm to show that it is anything but sordid or simplistic. Problem is – nobody passed this message to the writers and the material is as morally dubious as it is basic. Money has clearly been spent and the film LOOKS good but ultimately it goes nowhere, offers little and has morals that are hard to take and don't even trying to argue that it is a grey area of complexity, instead making it all black and white. Professional enough to fool some into thinking it is better than it is, but ultimately this is a basic and dodgy thriller that doesn't engage or thrill.
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    • bob the moo
    • Nov 9, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Warner Bros. Pictures (Japan)
      • Warner Bros. Pictures (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Хоробра
    • Filming locations
      • 183 Grand Street, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • Silver Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,793,804
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,471,488
      • Sep 16, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $69,787,394
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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