Only the Brave
2017 · Movie · PG-13 · 133 min · ★ 7.5 · 80% critics
Only the Brave follows a group of firefighters as they battle deadly wildfires to protect an Arizona town. Their efforts highlight commitment, teamwork, and the high stakes of risking everything during a relentless disaster.
Based on No Exit
Also known as No Exit · Granite Mountain · Seuls les braves
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-09-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,875 votes)
- Box office
- $23,097,511
- Budget
- $38,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Only the Brave if you want an emotionally intense true-story drama about bravery and loyalty, with firefighting stakes; Not for you if you expect nonstop action like Top Gun: Maverick or prefer lighter disaster stories like The Finest Hours.
Pros: inspiring courage; strong character growth; gripping intensity | Cons: slow relationship focus; uneven action pacing; overly melodramatic
Themes
- fire
- bravery
- arizona
- natural disaster
- heroism
- addiction
- based on true story
- tragedy
- disaster
- firefighting
- test by fire
- forest fire
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Josh Brolin
as Eric Marsh
Miles Teller
as Brendan 'Donut' McDonough
Jeff Bridges
as Duane Steinbrink
Jennifer Connelly
as Amanda Marsh
James Badge Dale
as Jesse Steed
Taylor Kitsch
as Christopher MacKenzie
Alex Russell
as Andrew Ashcraft
Andie MacDowell
as Marvel Steinbrink
Geoff Stults
as Travis Turbyfill
Thad Luckinbill
as Scott Norris
Directed by Joseph Kosinski