Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its writer stated on the record that "this is a story that was breathed into me and not the other way around, I didn't create the story; the story created me, I wanted it to speak to me, and it's s…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "the way events were portrayed in the film was much more cinematically compelling than the historical fact or conventional mythos, I made dramatic choices for t…" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 8 of 100 3.
- 1Creator statementwriter: "This is a story that was breathed into me and not the other way around. I didn't create the story; the story created me. I wanted it to speak to me, and it's still speaking to me 25 years later and s…"MovieWeb, Braveheart 25th Anniversary Interview with Randall Wallace, 2020 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "The way events were portrayed in the film was much more cinematically compelling than the historical fact or conventional mythos. I made dramatic choices for the screen, not for a history lesson."Braveheart DVD Audio Commentary / Daily Mail interview, 2009 source ↗
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 8 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
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.
Age: 50 — age-balanced
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Advocacy Over Time in Action
The average advocacy score of Action titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 0 | 4 |
| 1972 | 0 | 2 |
| 1973 | 1 | 9 |
| 1975 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1979 | 0 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 | 5 |
| 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| 1982 | 0 | 5 |
| 1983 | 0 | 7 |
| 1984 | 2 | 11 |
| 1985 | 0 | 7 |
| 1986 | 2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1 | 14 |
| 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| 1989 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 0 | 9 |
| 1992 | 1 | 8 |
| 1993 | 0 | 11 |
| 1994 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 | 1 | 11 |
| 1996 | 0 | 9 |
| 1997 | 2 | 13 |
| 1998 | 0 | 10 |
| 1999 | 1 | 13 |
| 2000 | 1 | 11 |
| 2001 | 1 | 20 |
| 2002 | 1 | 17 |
| 2003 | 2 | 14 |
| 2004 | 2 | 19 |
| 2005 | 3 | 18 |
| 2006 | 1 | 23 |
| 2007 | 1 | 18 |
| 2008 | 2 | 22 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 16 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 16 |
| 2016 | 15 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 17 |
| 2018 | 9 | 20 |
| 2019 | 11 | 18 |
| 2020 | 10 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 | 25 |
| 2022 | 15 | 32 |
| 2023 | 12 | 25 |
| 2024 | 8 | 31 |
| 2025 | 4 | 35 |
| 2026 | 8 | 16 |
| This title (1995) | 8 | 1 |
● This title (1995): advocacy 8 · explore Action →
Cast & Crew
Paul Barnes (director) · Anna Rackard (director)
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