Drama · History · War
American
1995 · Directed by Mel Gibson · 178 min
Late thirteenth-century Scotland lives under the thumb of England's King Edward I. William Wallace, a farmer's son who wants only a quiet life, is pulled into a rebellion that grows far beyond his village. A large-scale, emotional, openly romantic war epic.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of 1990s Hollywood spectacle, it brought the epic back to the mainstream and set the template for gritty, visceral medieval battle scenes.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a legend told with conviction, noticing how every scene is built to make you feel before you think.
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