Braveheart
1995 | 178 min | Drama, History, War
Why it’s a Saturday Special
Audiences adore it (8.0/10), it won 5 Oscars and people are still talking about it. A strong pick for the weekend.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
74% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.0/10 from 12K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
6 wins, 5 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Picture; won Academy Award for Best Director
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$213 million worldwide on a $72 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
947K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Mel Gibson
- Mel GibsonWilliam Wallace
- Catherine McCormackMurron MacClannough
- Sophie MarceauPrincess Isabelle
- Patrick McGoohanKing Edward
- Angus MacfadyenRobert the Bruce
- Brendan GleesonHamish Campbell
- James RobinsonYoung William Wallace
- James CosmoCampbell
- Sean McGinleyMacClannough
- Gerda StevensonMother MacClannough