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The Brave One

  • 2007
  • R
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
65K
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Jodie Foster in The Brave One (2007)
The Brave One -Trailer #2
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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.

  • Director
    • Neil Jordan
  • Writers
    • Roderick Taylor
    • Bruce A. Taylor
    • Cynthia Mort
  • Stars
    • Jodie Foster
    • Terrence Howard
    • Naveen Andrews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    65K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Neil Jordan
    • Writers
      • Roderick Taylor
      • Bruce A. Taylor
      • Cynthia Mort
    • Stars
      • Jodie Foster
      • Terrence Howard
      • Naveen Andrews
    • 339User reviews
    • 161Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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    The Brave One -Trailer #2
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    The Brave One: I Can Hear You Breathing
    The Brave One: I Want To Buy A Gun
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    The Brave One: Leash Law
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    The Brave One: I Guess That There Are A Lot Of Us Out There
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    The Brave One: I Guess That There Are A Lot Of Us Out There
    The Brave One: What Are We Missing?
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    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Erica Bain
    Terrence Howard
    Terrence Howard
    • Detective Mercer
    Naveen Andrews
    Naveen Andrews
    • David Kirmani
    Nicky Katt
    Nicky Katt
    • Detective Vitale
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Carol
    Ene Oloja
    • Josai
    Luis Da Silva Jr.
    Luis Da Silva Jr.
    • Lee
    Blaze Foster
    • Cash
    Rafael Sardina
    Rafael Sardina
    • Reed
    Jane Adams
    Jane Adams
    • Nicole
    Gordon MacDonald
    • Murrow
    Zoë Kravitz
    Zoë Kravitz
    • Chloe
    John Magaro
    John Magaro
    • Ethan
    Victor Colicchio
    Victor Colicchio
    • Cutler
    Jermel Howard
    Jermel Howard
    • Thug on Subway
    Dennis L.A. White
    Dennis L.A. White
    • Thug on Subway
    • (as Dennis White)
    Laila Liliana Garro
    Laila Liliana Garro
    • Shauna Nelson
    • (as Julia Garro)
    James Biberi
    James Biberi
    • Detective Pitney
    • Director
      • Neil Jordan
    • Writers
      • Roderick Taylor
      • Bruce A. Taylor
      • Cynthia Mort
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    User reviews339

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    7Hitchcoc

    Easy to Get Caught Up in Its Message

    I would agree with those who say that Jodi Foster is the redeeming factor in this film. I remember how much fun it was to pull for Charles Bronson in those Death Wish things (the early one's; not the silly sequels). How can one not empathize with her character. The thing is that it's easy for Hollywood to appeal to our baser instincts. This does and it wouldn't sustain long term interest if it was just anyone portraying the central figure. Of course, there are factors to face, like "if you set foot on the street, is there routinely someone out there that is just waiting for you"? But the cheap thrills are more than compensated for by Foster's masterful acting style and her incredible demeanor. While it stretches the bounds of credibility, once I set that aside, I was able to enjoy the ride. It's certainly cathartic if nothing else.
    8juneebuggy

    Foster can be a bit intense at times but she was perfect in this revenge remake

    I liked this one a lot. Its a revenge thriller or remake I suppose of the Charles Bronson's Death Wish series of the 70's. Jodie Foster takes the lead here and I enjoyed seeing a woman in the role of vigilante, refusing to be a victim and fighting back.

    Foster can be a bit much at times but she was perfect for this role setting out on a mission of revenge after a brutal attack (it's really rough) leaves her fiancé dead and 'Erica' unable to move past the tragedy. Eventually she buys a gun and begins prowling the city streets at night to track down the men she holds responsible. Foster does a good job here with the conflicted emotions and I have to admit to yelling "yes" a couple times after she smoked one of the bad guys.

    I also really enjoyed Terence Howard's detective character, the cat and mouse game between him and Foster is well done and suspenseful. Naveen Andrews has a small role here as the boyfriend, and the ending with the dog, jeez for some reason that almost had me in tears. It's the dogs that seem to get me every time. 03.13
    7tukan-1

    Really good acting, but the story is kind of standard

    I saw this film in a preview. It was the final production though. Jodie Foster is a great actress, I would give her 10 of 10 without hesitation. The story is a standard revenge-movie. But with Jodies amazing acting and a good director the standard story becomes interesting. It's like experience the whole thing through Jodies character. The bad guys gets a little bit stereotyped and shows almost no personalty other than violent temper. Well, it's easier to kill them then, I guess. The sens-moral of the film is "kill the bad guys". Yes, feels good on the white screen, but it would be the end of society if everybody did like these characters did. Jodie gets 10 and the story 5, so average is 7 which is my vote. Definitely worth watching.
    8don_agu

    Jodie Foster Alone

    A genre movie directed by an artist, Neil Jordan in this particular case. That is a formula that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. This time does, big time and I suspect it has to do with the artist behind the camera leaving the artist in front of the camera to her own devices and we all know that Jodie Foster's devices can be miraculous sometimes. The anguishing feel of solitude permeates Jodie's performance that's why I imagine Neil Jordan leaving her alone. Her decisions, I mean the character's and the actress's, seem to have been taken without consulting anyone. They are as pure as they are insane. I predict Miss Foster will be up for her third Oscar unless a miracle happens in the next three months. Well done!
    Benedict_Cumberbatch

    Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

    "I think someone should just take this city and just... just flush it down the f***in' toilet", says Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), in "Taxi Driver". He wants to protect the young prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster) from some pigs, and give her a better future. 31 years later, Iris is a popular radio host whose fiancé (Naveen Andrews) is killed in a random attack. She decides to avenge him, and other helpless people, with her own hands.

    If not for Jodie Foster's presence, I probably wouldn't bother watching "The Brave One" (even though I admire most of Neil Jordan's films). It's easy to call this a morally sick movie, because that's what is... but it's not sicker than any other bloody action thriller out there. Watching a "fragile" woman like Foster becoming Charles Bronson in skirts is both entertaining and (questionably) gratifying. Who's never fantasized: what if I could just kill all the scum around me? Like "Falling Down" and so many other flicks, "The Brave One" appeals to our lower instincts, and - mildly - makes us imagine what would we do in Jodie's shoes, and how "simple and satisfying" it'd be just to kill them all. That'd be the easiest, quickest 'solution' to our nightmares, and on a second look, that's not as sick as we'd think... just desperate and cathartic.

    Far from being a great movie or intellectually instigating as, say, "Dogville", "The Brave One" is worth seeing for Jodie's performance and for its unapologetic badassery in times of false, excessive morality. 6.5/10.

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Terrence Howard shadowed Neil Carter, a veteran NYPD homicide detective, to research his role. Carter's first job as a movie consultant was on Jodie Foster's Inside Man (2006).
    • 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

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. Pictures (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Valiente
    • Filming locations
      • 183 Grand Street, New York City, New York, USA(Jovino Gun Shop where Erica buys a weapon)
    • 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

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 2m(122 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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