Braveheart
Film1995178 min

Braveheart

Taste attributes: actiondramahistorywarbiographyhistoricalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Every man dies. Not every man truly lives."

Boxlist takeA grounded, serious war film: stirring and expansive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Mel GibsonCatherine McCormackSophie MarceauPatrick McGoohanAngus Macfadyen

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1995
Runtime
178 min
Status
Released
Studio
Icon Entertainment International
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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