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Brave 2012 Film | Disney Pixar | Princess Merida

Updated: Apr 15, 2023



What's your review of the 2012 Disney Pixar film Brave with Princess Merida of DunBroch? #Brave #Merida #Disney Is Brave's Merida one of the best Disney Princesses? Maybe it's your favourite animation! Did you see the trailer and then rush out to see the full movie or buy the DVD or blu ray? I’d love to know your own reviews if you saw it in the cinema or streamed it online! You can scroll down for more information, or check out the Rotten Tomatoes rating, IMDb page, or Wikipedia article!


About Brave 2012


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Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): Brave - Indomavel, Brave - Indomável (2012), Brave - Indomável, Brave - 3D, Valiente, Hrabra Merida, Rebelle (Brave), Η Γενναία, 메리다와 마법의 숲, Neskrotná, Vaprake, Rebelle, Indomable, Rebelka, Disney Pixar Klassiker 13: Modig, Ausarta


Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman

Produced by Katherine Sarafian

Screenplay by Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman Irene Mecchi

Story by Brenda Chapman

Starring Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson

Music by Patrick Doyle

Cinematography: Robert Anderson (camera), Danielle Feinberg (lighting)

Edited by Nicholas C. Smith

Production company: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures

Release date: June 10, 2012 (SIFF), June 22, 2012 (United States)

Running time: 93 minutes

Budget: $185 million

Box office: $540.4 million



Brave Characters and Voice Cast:

Kelly Macdonald Merida

Peigi Barker Young Merida

Emma Thompson Queen Elinor

Billy Connolly King Fergus

Julie Walters The Witch

Robbie Coltrane Lord Dingwall

Kevin McKidd Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin

Craig Ferguson Lord Macintosh

Steven Cree Young Macintosh

Steve Purcell The Raven/Crow

Patrick Doyle Martin the guard

John Ratzenberger Gordon the guard

Sally Kinghorn and Eilidh Fraser as Maudie the castle maid

Callum O'Neill Wee Dingwall


Brave Awards: Academy Awards Best Animated Feature Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman; Annie Awards Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Steve Pilcher, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production Nicholas C. Smith, ACE, Robert Graham Jones, ACE, David Suther; Cinema Audio Society Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures Animated; Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film; Visual Effects Society Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture; Women Film Critics Circle Best Animated Females.


Did you know there's also a Disney Brave video game?! It was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, and Nintendo DS. Mobile app Temple Run: Brave was released for Android and iOS.


There's possible talks of a sequel. What would it be like?


Brave Soundtrack Songs Listing:

Film score by Patrick Doyle

Released June 19, 2012

Recorded 2011-2012

Studio Air Lyndhurst Studios, London

Genre Celtic

Length 1:11:35

Label Walt Disney

Touch the Sky Julie Fowlis

Into the Open Air Julie Fowlis

Learn Me Right Birdy, Mumford & Sons

Fate and Destiny

The Games

I Am Merida

Remember to Smile

Merida Rides Away

The Witch's Cottage

Song of Mor'du Billy Connolly and Cast

Through the Castle

Legends Are Lessons

Show Us the Way

Mum Goes Wild

In Her Heart

Noble Maiden Fair A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal Emma Thompson and Peigi Barker

Not Now!

Get the Key

We've Both Changed

Merida's Home


The album peaked in the following charts at the following positions:

Spanish Albums Chart: 33

Canadian Albums Chart: 70

U.S. Billboard Soundtracks: 2

U.S. Billboard Top 200: 33

U.S. Billboard Digital Albums: 13

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