Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- rugged
- foreboding
- action movie night
- winter viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the contained action thriller enjoyable and competently performed, even if its familiar premise and execution were not especially groundbreaking.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joe and his family confront drug runners at an isolated log cabin, turning the setting into a defensive stronghold.
Joe is a logging company owner who relies on wilderness knowledge, manual skill, and persistence to defend his family.
The secluded Canadian cabin and wintry forest isolate the family from help while intensifying the confrontation with the criminals.
Linden's dementia precipitates the barroom incident and complicates Joe's effort to protect his relatives.
Films like Braven, and why
Cliffhanger
shared isolated wilderness setting, family-in-peril survival action, and contained thriller structure
Die Hard
shared home-invasion tension, lone protector protagonist, and blue-collar action premise
Hold the Dark
shared snowy wilderness atmosphere, violent criminal threat, and survival thriller intensity
Sugar Mountain
shared remote cabin setting, drug-crime conflict, and rugged family-centered action
Movie Details
- Director
- Lin Oeding
- Release Date
- 2018-02-01
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (1135)
Cast
- Jason Momoa
- Stephen Lang
- Garret Dillahunt
- Zahn McClarnon
- Jill Wagner
- Brendan Fletcher
- Sala Baker
- Teach Grant
- Fraser Aitcheson
- James Harvey Ward
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Braven about?
- A rugged logger turns a remote Canadian cabin into a battlefield when a cocaine operation threatens his family.
- What is Braven like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Braven as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Braven violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Braven as brutal.
- What did critics think of Braven?
- Critics generally found the contained action thriller enjoyable and competently performed, even if its familiar premise and execution were not especially groundbreaking.
- Which films are like Braven?
- Films with a similar feel include Cliffhanger, Die Hard, Hold the Dark, and Sugar Mountain.
- How long is Braven?
- Braven runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Braven?
- In United States, Braven streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
