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Summary
In the mystical Scottish Highlands, Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 69Audiences 70GoodWatch 70
Metascore69
IMDb7.1
Letterboxd · 1.4 M ratings3.5/5
User score6.9
Box office
2.9×its budget
- Budget
- $185 M
- Worldwide
- $539 M
Worldwide it earned $354 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for adventure movies, −10 min on the typical 103
typical 10393Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 63 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
+53Released
2012
June 21, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
AdventureAnimationFamilyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards2013
- Animated Feature Film2013Won
BAFTA Awards2013
- BAFTA's Children & Young People Award, Feature Film2013Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2012
- Best Animated Feature2012Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 21 more31 people
- Kelly MacdonaldMerida (voice)
- Emma ThompsonElinor (voice)
- Billy ConnollyFergus (voice)
- Julie WaltersThe Witch (voice)
- Robbie ColtraneLord Dingwall (voice)
- Kevin McKiddLord MacGuffin / Young MacGuffin (voice)
- Craig FergusonLord Macintosh (voice)
- Peigi BarkerYoung Merida (voice)
Steve PurcellThe Crow (voice)
Patrick DoyleMartin (voice)
John RatzenbergerGordon (voice)
Sally KinghornMaudie (voice)- EFEilidh FraserMaudie (voice)
Steven CreeYoung Macintosh (voice)- COCallum O'NeillWee Dingwall (voice)
- EDEmma D'InvernoAdditional Voices (voice)
Rudi GoodmanAdditional Voices (voice)
John HaslerAdditional Voices (voice)
Kevin HowarthAdditional Voices (voice)
Emma Rose LimaAdditional Voices (voice)
Phil McKeeAdditional Voices (voice)
Alex NortonAdditional Voices (voice)- JKJohn Kay SteelAdditional Voices (voice)
Rupert FarleyAdditional Voices (voice)
Directing · 6
- Brenda Chapman Director, Story, Screenplay
- Mark Andrews Director, Screenplay, Songs
- Steve Purcell Co-Director, Screenplay
- Brian Larsen Script Supervisor
- Ryan Lynch Script Coordinator
- Shannon Wood Script Supervisor
Writing · 5
- Irene Mecchi Screenplay
- Ted Mathot Story Artist
- Louis Gonzales Story Artist
- Nick Sung Story Artist, Storyboard Artist
- J. Garett Sheldrew Story Artist
Production · 48
- John Lasseter Executive Producer
- Andrew Stanton Executive Producer
- Pete Docter Executive Producer
- Katherine Sarafian Producer
- Kevin Reher Casting
- Natalie Lyon Casting
Camera · 3
- Danielle Feinberg Director of Photography
- Robert Anderson Director of Photography
- Shawn Brennan Camera Operator
Editing · 9
- Nicholas C. Smith Editor
- Robert Grahamjones Editor
- Sarah K. Reimers First Assistant Editor
- Matt DeMartini Editorial Coordinator
- Ann Brilz Editorial Manager
- Serena Warner Additional Editing
Sound · 39
- Patrick Doyle Original Music Composer
- Gary Rydstrom Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- E.J. Holowicki Sound Designer
- Gwendolyn Yates Whittle Supervising Sound Editor
- Nia Hansen Sound Effects Editor
- Cheryl Nardi ADR Editor
Art · 15
- Steve Pilcher Production Design
- Jerome Ranft Sculptor
- Greg Dykstra Sculptor
- Derek Thompson Additional Storyboarding
- Dana Murray Art Department Manager
- Megan Bartel Art Department Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Frank Tai Set Dressing Artist
- Kristen Needham Set Dressing Artist
Visual Effects · 74
- Everett Downing Jr. Animation
- Victor Navone Animation
- Erick Oh Fix Animator
- Lindsay Andrus Animation
- Carter Goodrich Character Designer
- K. C. Roeyer Animation
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