Brave the Dark

Name: Brave the Dark
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025-01-23
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jared Harris, Nicholas Hamilton, Jamie Harris, Sasha Bhasin, Will Price

2025·Movie·PG-13·110 min·★ 6.6(41)

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When Mr. Deen discovers one of his students has been living out of his car and thrown into jail, he decides to bail him out. Determined to curb Nate’s self-destructive behavior, Deen quickly discovers a host of dark secrets slowly tearing Nate apart. What began as a good deed becomes a desperate fight to save Nate from his own demons. As Nate spirals deeper into despair, Deen must decide how far he’s willing to go to save a kid on the brink of losing everything—even himself.

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About Brave the Dark

Brave the Dark is a 2025 English-language drama film directed by Damian Harris. The cast is led by Jared Harris, Nicholas Hamilton, Jamie Harris. It has a runtime of 1h 50m. In United States, it is currently streaming on Angel Studios.

Brave the Dark was produced by Inspiring Films, Make Films, and Triode Media and made in United States of America. It was released on January 23, 2025, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $0 million, it went on to gross $5 million worldwide.

Director: Damian Harris
Writers: Lynn Robertson Hay, Dale G. Bradley, Nathaniel Deen
Release date: January 23, 2025
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $0 million
Box office: $5 million
Production: Inspiring Films, Make Films, Triode Media

#based on true story#teacher student relationship#homeless teenager#drama teacher

Brave the Dark cast & crew

Brave the Dark was directed by Damian Harris and written by Lynn Robertson Hay, Dale G. Bradley, and Nathaniel Deen.

The cast features Jared Harris as Stan Deen, Nicholas Hamilton as Nathan Williams, Jamie Harris as Barney, Sasha Bhasin as Tina Baxter, Will Price as Johnny Alecco, and Kimberly S. Fairbanks as Deborah May.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jacob Yoffee, cinematography is by Julio Macat, and it was produced by Brandon Purdie and Jared Geesey.

Is Brave the Dark worth watching?

At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Brave the Dark is worth a place on your watchlist.

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