Braveheart

1995 Mel Gibson 2h 58m ★ 7.9
Action Drama History War
Braveheart

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.

Cast

Mel Gibson Mel Gibson William Wallace
Catherine McCormack Catherine McCormack Murron MacClannough
Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau Princess Isabelle
Patrick McGoohan Patrick McGoohan King Edward
Angus Macfadyen Angus Macfadyen Robert the Bruce
Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson Hamish Campbell
James Robinson James Robinson Young William Wallace
James Cosmo James Cosmo Campbell

Vibes

Energized Emotional Heart Pounding Deeply Moving Crowd Pleaser

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Braveheart

Gladiator
Gladiator 2000
Historical revenge epics. Two men. Two empires. Two speeches you will be quoting for the rest of your life. 300
300 2007
Outnumbered warriors. Two films about men who face impossible odds and fight anyway because freedom demands it.