# The Brave One (2007)

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**Runtime**: 122 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama, Thriller
**Directed by**: Neil Jordan
**Written by**: Bruce A. Taylor, Cynthia Mort, Roderick Taylor
**Starring**: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Nicky Katt, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen, Ene Oloja

> *How many wrongs to make it right?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

New York City streets at dusk a gun shop door creaks open. A bloodied face in a hospital bed a vigilante emerges from the shadows. Neil Jordan tailors a revenge tale for the post 9/11 psyche.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, gut-punch, raw

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