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Braveheart 1995

Directed by Mel Gibson · 178 mins · 1,229 views

4.1 Letterboxd 3.93(546,366)
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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.

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Reviews (57)

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    Matt The Snapper 8 月 26, 2026

    *Bagpipe music intensifies* FREEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOMMM!!!!!!!

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    angel 8 月 26, 2026

    please do not speak to me about historical accuracy right now. were you even there? no. please just let me be entertained

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    Andy Summers 🤠 8 月 26, 2026

    Fucking English bastards!

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    🎄MattLovesMovies🎄 8 月 26, 2026

    Period piece ✅ 90s camp ✅ Music playing literally 99% of the time ✅ Mel Gibson yelling about freedom ✅ Battles that go hard af ✅ 90s sex scene ✅ I get it. I get why everyone loves this. It’s so lovable. It’s so fucking good.

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    DirkH 8 月 26, 2026

    I apologize in advance for coming across as an even bigger pedantic dick than usual, but I just cannot step over this film’s fabricated history lesson. I know, I know, historical accuracy is always a tricky thing and most films present a romanticised version of events. But this film portrays ‘recent’ history from a rather well documented time period. And it isn’t so much the small things that were changed for cinematic convenience that bother me, it’s the big things. So it’s not the fact that the Scots didn’t wear kilts in those days, nor did they paint their faces. There are many of those things in it, changed for the audience’s understanding. Search the internet and you’ll find lists…

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    john 8 月 26, 2026

    discourse over historical accuracy while i’m just staring at mel gibson’s biceps for two and a half hours

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    maria 8 月 26, 2026

    EU: *article 13* us fellow memers: they may take our lives bUT THEY’LL NEVER TAKE OUR FREEEEEEDOOOOOM!!!

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    friendofhagrid 8 月 26, 2026

    mel gibson is like that history teacher who’s pretty terrible at his job, but boy is he a lot of fun to listen to.

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    chloe 8 月 26, 2026

    poor horses 🙁

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    Will Menaker 8 月 26, 2026

    Mel’s Birth of a Nation with all his trademark flair: genocidal hatred of the British, brutal violence and the Christ-like torture and suffering of the protagonist. Not a “good” movie in the sense that I take it particularly seriously, but a “great” movie in terms of how much I enjoy watching it.

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    Josiah Bedrosian 8 月 26, 2026

    mel gibson and historical accuracy are continuing to keep a respectful distance. but dammit i love this movie.

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    peparoni 8 月 26, 2026

    Koliko dobar toliko i lep i emotivan film. Pocetak reziserske karijere Mel Gibsona koji kasnije postaje sve veci i veci kralj.

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    Alper Solmaz 8 月 26, 2026

    1-2 sene önce izlediydim en iyi savaş filmlerindendir

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    JamesKeys 8 月 26, 2026

    -worth the almost 3hrs

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    vi🔮🌬 8 月 25, 2026

    love to see the english getting dragged.

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    Nina 8 月 25, 2026

    scheiß engländer

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    Tati 8 月 25, 2026

    “Every man dies, not every man really lives.” Such a powerful and emotional film. William Wallace’s fight for freedom was incredibly moving, especially seeing how much he was willing to sacrifice for what he believed in. The battle scenes were intense, the cinematography was beautiful, and the soundtrack made every emotional moment hit even harder.

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    TomSG21 8 月 25, 2026

    D’accord Mel Gibson s’asseoit littéralement sur l’histoire. Mais il le fait avec un tel talent qu’on ne peut lui en tenir rigueur. La mise en scène somptueuse (la qualité des plans, notamment les plans rapprochés lors des batailles et les panoramas des paysages Écossais, le nombre impressionnant de figurants, la qualité des décors), les jeux des acteurs tous plus excellents les uns que les autres (notamment Gibson, intense en combattant de la liberté, et Patrick McGoohan, qui incarne à merveille…

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    savagepeyton11 8 月 25, 2026

    The 4K of this is stunning

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    melvinlebihan 8 月 25, 2026

    J’ai adoré Braveheart. Pour moi, si on passe outre les faits historiques que le film ne respecte clairement pas du tout, c’est un film incroyable. Il nous fait passer par énormément d’émotions : la haine, la joie, l’amour, la tristesse et surtout la bravoure. Et en plus, pendant tout le film, on ne sait jamais vraiment qui va trahir qui ou qui va se rallier à qui. Ça nous fait douter et ça nous tient vraiment dans le film jusqu’au…

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    ricoimf 8 月 25, 2026

    What a movie! Entertaining, tragic and epic. Of course it’s not accurate but who cares, it’s just a very good movie.

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    James Phillips 8 月 25, 2026

    Mel Gibson directed a whole film just to show that he could get with two different women even if he didn’t wash his hair

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    kurmankbn 8 月 25, 2026

    Motherfuck*r

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    sky 8 月 25, 2026

    this was better than i expected. actually made me a bit emosh 🥲 very brave and a very big heart this is how i found out mel gibson is a man

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    ethan_scheps 8 月 25, 2026

    Absolutely incredible holy shit

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    lyly05 8 月 25, 2026

    Ça fait 2ans que mon père me bassine avec ce film et je sais pas pourquoi dans ma tête c’était dans le style lady oscar, ce qui m’a pas trop donné envie. Au final, c’est vraiment tout pile le genre que j’aime.

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    BreadcakeMan 8 月 25, 2026

    This looks so magical and pretty I wish they didn’t have to chop each other up.

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    MartikMartuka 8 月 25, 2026

    Thank you, I’m sobbing

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    Miguelito112 8 月 25, 2026

    Mel Gibson’s best role

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    JoshTysman49 8 月 25, 2026

    A period drama about fighting for what you believe in Gibson plays an everyday man with the legacy of a superhero

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    autumnssolace 8 月 25, 2026

    i blame mel gibson for the american’s being so obsessed with scotland

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    El Octagon Super 8 月 25, 2026

    In the Year of our Lord 1314, patriots of Scotland – starving and outnumbered – charged the fields of Bannockburn. They fought like warrior poets; they fought like Scotsmen, and won their freedom. This is one of the most emotionally powerful movies of ALL TIME. The historic setting, the story of love, backstabbing, pride, unwavering sense of freedom is all so BEAUTIFUL. Mel Gibson delivers a MASTERCLASS as William Wallace. The movie has so many incredible scenes, incredible lines, and…

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    ivan 8 月 25, 2026

    When Mel Gibson used to make peak……

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    Alex 8 月 25, 2026

    [WATCHING EVERY OSCAR BEST PICTURE IN A YEAR 68 OUT OF 98] Some royal dudes in England, 1314, in which Christianity has been a thing for hundreds of years: ‘Hey you know that guy up north who’s fighting for the freedom of his people?’ ‘Yeah?’ ‘Let’s martyr him.’ ‘Oh yeah? You think that will go well for us?’ ‘I think that will go really well’ ‘Didn’t something like this happen before?’ ‘No I don’t think so’ ‘I can’t think of…

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    Glavahed63 8 月 25, 2026

    Vrlo težak i izuzetno dobar film, svaka preporuka, Mel objasnio.

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    laneturp 8 月 25, 2026

    Bro I thought you were doing this for your dead wife who you promised would be the only woman you would love? Other than that, slay. Literally.

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    poshspice113 8 月 25, 2026

    would’ve been better with someone other than mel gibson

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    🪷 adrielle 🪷 8 月 25, 2026

    o tanto que eu dormi nos últimos 30 minutos desse filme foi papo de maluco

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    SimpleMovieLove 8 月 25, 2026

    This was the 2nd time I have ever cried at a movie and it was well deserved. This Movie is a classic and should be watched in Secondary School.

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    aviva 8 月 25, 2026

    langyerlumreek 👊🏻

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    Wallyjd_23 8 月 25, 2026

    Uff en su momento para mí fue la muerte más dramática de la historia del cine …. 😵‍💫

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    rubeenveerdejo 8 月 25, 2026

    “Every man dies, not every man really lives” El tema de a gift of a thisle es mi canción favorita.

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    Dayson78 8 月 24, 2026

    Peak

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    Markissharkis 8 月 24, 2026

    I missed about an hour of this movie and still enjoyed it. Shame…

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    Joseph Harte 8 月 24, 2026

    Takes a while to get started but pretty entertaining afterwards. Feels like mel gibson likes himself maybe a little too much

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    Diego González 8 月 24, 2026

    Todo inició por «amor»??, pues sí, xd. Buena representación de la crueldad que se experimentaba por esos tiempos mientras se luchaba por el control de las tierras y por someter al más indefenso. Mel Gibson trasmite verdadero coraje y convicción con su actuación, además se hizo a la posi que estaba casada con el que «no sabía para que equipo jugaba» (de todos modos rompió la promesa que le hizo al inicio a su mujer)… aún no me creo que…

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    myamoo27x 8 月 24, 2026

    DESTROYS ME. SO ROMANTIC. SO EPIC. SO GORY. ITS EVERYTHING.

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    Bryan De Nutte 8 月 24, 2026

    I don’t even care what it is all about. It’s just freaking epic!

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    JD Howard 8 月 24, 2026

    The British make for great villains in historical epics.

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    jamorantenjoyer 8 月 24, 2026

    They wanted you to know the prince was a twink with all their hearts

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    paulalzz 8 月 24, 2026

    It probably lacks historical rigour, but it didnt feel as long. That has to mean something.

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    C.Roc.O.Dile 8 月 23, 2026

    Mythic in a way that transcends historical inaccuracies and a problematic Mel Gibson. (My favorite quote about the degree of historical inaccuracy in the movie comes from Sharon L. Krossa on the improper and anachronistic use of kilts: “This is like a film about Colonial America showing the colonial men wearing 20th century business suits, but with the jackets worn back-to-front instead of the right way around.”

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    Stone T 1 月 18, 2026

    Movie 482: 2 hrs and 58 minutes Everyone needs to watch it idc it’s insane

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    afar_casteth 12 月 29, 2024

    watched this with my parents, who liked it (nostalgia?). an alright movie to watch if you’re watching it with people who like it, so that you can pick up on their positive vibes and convince yourself you’re having a good time. don’t think i’ll be rewatching this of my own free will though. the irish guy was pretty great though i’ll give the movie that.

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    Ella 5 月 25, 2024

    William Wallace really looked at England and decided he had enough free time to start a war. Mel Gibson spent three hours screaming “FREEDOM” and somehow made me feel like I needed to run through a field afterwards. “They may take our lives…” Sir, I think you’ve made your point. To be honest, Freedom has never sounded so emotionally exhausting.

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    MiguelOnTheRun 7 月 22, 2006

    i guess the native americans didnt believe in freedom enough the battle of stirling bridge looking very dry in this ___________________________________________________________ “braveheart” is less interested in william wallace as a historical figure than in the kind of mythological hero that rebels against insurmountable odds. gibson turns a complicated medieval rebellion into a revenge story about freedom, stripping away historical nuance while replacing it with enormous battles and an iconic soundtrack. the historical inaccuracies are so extensive that it must be…

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    vivonito 12 月 31, 1995

    You can feel the three-hour runtime, but it is nonetheless an impressive and worthwhile film. The first half, depicting England’s oppression of Scotland, didn’t do much for me, but I was struck by the sheer scale of the second half. The battle scenes are particularly spectacular. The moment when the men let out their war cries sent shivers through me. There are quite a few gruesome images, but they effectively convey the brutality of the battles and greatly amplify the film’s overall sense of power and intensity.

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M Mel Gibson William Wallace
C Catherine McCormack Murron MacClannough
S Sophie Marceau Princess Isabelle
P Patrick McGoohan King Edward
A Angus Macfadyen Robert the Bruce
B Brendan Gleeson Hamish Campbell
J James Robinson Young William Wallace
J James Cosmo Campbell
S Sean McGinley MacClannough
G Gerda Stevenson Mother MacClannough
M Mhairi Calvey Young Murron MacClannough
J Jeanne Marine Nicolette
S Sean Lawlor Malcolm Wallace
S Sandy Nelson John Wallace
A Alan Tall Elder Stewart
A Andrew Weir Young Hamish Campbell
B Brian Cox Argyle Wallace
P Peter Hanly Edward, Prince of Wales
S Stephen Billington Phillip
T Tommy Flanagan Morrison
Director Mel Gibson
Writer Randall Wallace
Producer Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr., Bruce Davey, Dean Lopata, Elisabeth Robinson
Executive Producer Stephen McEveety
Editor Steven Rosenblum
Original Music James Horner
Sound Scott Martin Gershin, Christopher Assells, Chris Hogan, Hector C. Gika, Lon Bender, Per Hallberg, Mark R. La Pointe, Andy Nelson, Richard Dwan Jr., Sarah Goldsmith, Philip A. Hess, Brian Simmons, Joseph Phillips, Lou Kleinman, Nigel Holland, Anna Behlmer, Peter J. Lehman, Peter Michael Sullivan, Mary Ruth Smith, Beth Bergeron, Jeff Largent, Craig Harris, Dan M. Rich, Randy Kelley, Robert Heffernan, Stuart Copely, Kim Waugh, Scott Millan, Jay B. Richardson, John Roesch
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.
Director
Mel Gibson
Writer
Randall Wallace
Studio
The Ladd Company, Icon Productions, Icon Entertainment International
Country
USA
Language
English, French, Latin, Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic
Year
1995
Runtime
178 mins

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