Brave the Dark

2025 | Drama

Synopsis

Haunted by torturous childhood memories, Nate Williams finds himself engulfed in darkness. When his drama teacher, Mr. Deen bails him out of jail and takes him in, Nate must confront his past before it leads to his own destruction.

Scores

Overall Score
54.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
37.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.8%
Review Aggregate
78.3

Critic Consensus

73.2% Fresh • 41 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 41 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, historical, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

darkhistoricalemotionalupliftingcharacter-driventragicromanticfamily-friendlycoming of agerealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jared Harris2025$10,000$10,000(est)
Nicholas Hamilton2025$6,000$6,000(est)
Jamie Harris2025$5,000$5,000(est)
Sasha Bhasin2025$4,000$4,000(est)
Will Edward Price2025$3,000$3,000(est)
Kimberly S. Fairbanks2025$3,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0
RT critic review count41
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes1,486

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2025$4,525,443N/A
International2025$4,482N/A
Worldwide2025$4,529,925N/A

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2025$2,264,514N/A
Digital Rentals ?2025$2,540,000N/A
Digital Purchases ?2025$3,431,000N/A
Physical Rentals ?2025$277,000N/A
Physical Purchases ?2025$1,251,000N/A
TV & Streaming Revenue2025$1,810,177N/A
Total Revenues2025$11,573,692N/A
Expenses
Budget ?2025$200,000N/A
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2025$180,000 (est)N/A (est)
Participations2025$463,000N/A
Residuals ?2025$362,000N/A
Interest & Overhead2025$40,000N/A
Total Expenses2025$1,245,000N/A
Movie Net Profit or Loss2025$10,328,692N/A

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