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Bravetown

2015 · 112 min

A gentle, music-driven drama that leans into small-town heartache and quiet reconciliation, inviting empathy more than suspense.

Directed by
Daniel Duran
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
Josh Duhamel, Maria Bello, Laura Dern
Tagline
Life hurts. Love heals.
Overview
After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.

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Directed by
Daniel Duran
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
Josh Duhamel, Maria Bello, Laura Dern
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • healing
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Daniel Duran
Written by
Oscar Orlando Torres
Starring
Josh Duhamel, Maria Bello, Laura Dern, Katrina Norman, Lucas Till, Tom Everett Scott, Jae Head, Shamier Anderson
Music
Angelo Milli
Cinematography
Angel Barroeta
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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