Braveheart
Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
Trailer
Director
Mel Gibson
Studio
N/A
Release
24 May 1995
Runtime
178 min
Genres
Biography, Drama, War
Cast & Characters
Mel Gibson
Sophie Marceau
Patrick McGoohan
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Critical Assessment
Braveheart holds 8.3/10 on IMDb (1,155,463 votes), 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (1,155,463 votes), 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Fan & Critic Buzz
The movie has received positive reviews for its scenery portrayal and historical accuracy. The film has been praised for keeping the viewer on edge throughout and for Mel Gibson's performance as William Wallace. Some critics have noted factual errors in the depiction of history, with reviewers expressing disappointment that these were not fully addressed.
Reviews
Being Scottish, this movie really does a good job at showing off the scenery in and around Scotland. The story line of this movie keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way through the movie. Mel Gibson does a really good job with the accent and plays a great role as William…
Anton2k · 10/10Historical flaws aside, Braveheart is a rousing spectacle. So it comes to pass in the year of 1995 (not a year of our lord I think) that Mel Gibson would craft the award winning epic that is Braveheart, a film that is historically bent in the extreme, that is directed by a man wh…
John Chard · 10/10When i saw this I was 15 and it was one of the greatest movies I had ever seen. Fast forward to today, I'm 41, and degrees and history and... the battle of Sterling Bridge is like fingernails on a chalkboard whenever I see it. I watched it with my wife and, "no, she was like 3 an…
GenerationofSwine · 10/10I am afraid that as a Scotsman, I had way more problem with the factual elements of this than perhaps I ought to have had. We have this history drummed into us as bairns, and so when a grand-scale depiction like this comes along, I excitedly expected more. It doesn't matter a jot…
CinemaSerf · 7/10