---
title: 'The Brave One (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Neil Jordan'
released: '2007-09-06'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-brave-one-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476964/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Brave One (2007)

2007 · 122 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Brave One is a 2007 vigilante action-thriller film directed by Neil Jordan and written by Roderick Taylor, Bruce A. Taylor and Cynthia Mort. The film stars Jodie Foster as Erica Bain, a New York City radio host whose fiancé is beaten to death by criminals. Terrified for her safety, she buys a pistol and undergoes a personality transformation, becoming a vigilante. Detective Sean Mercer investigates the vigilante shootings, which lead him closer and closer to Bain. The film features Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt, Zoë Kravitz, Mary Steenburgen and Luis Da Silva in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Neil Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-jordan)
- **Screenplay:** [Cynthia Mort](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-mort)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dario Marianelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-marianelli)
- **Producer:** [Susan Downey](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-downey), [Joel Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-silver)
- **Director of Photography:** [Philippe Rousselot](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-rousselot)
- **Editor:** [Tony Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-lawson)

## Cast

- [Naveen Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/naveen-andrews)
- [Jodie Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/jodie-foster)
- [Nicky Katt](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicky-katt)
- [Jane Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-adams)
- [Carmen Ejogo](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-ejogo)
- [Terrence Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/terrence-howard)
- [Zoë Kravitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoe-kravitz)
- [Mary Steenburgen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-steenburgen)

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