Only the Brave

About Only the Brave

Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town.

Only the Brave is a 2017 history film directed by Joseph Kosinski. It runs 133 minutes and was released in September 2017.

Josh Brolin stars as Eric Marsh, Miles Teller as Brendan 'Donut' McDonough, Jeff Bridges as Duane Steinbrink, and Jennifer Connelly as Amanda Marsh. Written by Eric Warren Singer and Ken Nolan. It was produced by Black Label Media, Condé Nast Entertainment, and di Bonaventura Pictures. The story is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under melancholy, tragedy, disaster, and fire.

The Perfect Storm, World Trade Center, and Backdraft make useful companions to Only the Brave, all filed under natural disaster and firefighter. It scores 7.5 out of 10 from 1,968 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.