Review of Home of the Brave (1949) by Kevin W — 23 Nov 2008

A gritty, powerful and believable study of how war changes it's participants. Highly recommended.

This review of Home of the Brave (1949) was written by Kevin W on 23 Nov 2008.

Home of the Brave has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Keith P (210) on 24 Jun 2012

WOW this movie was amazing and it was an extremely good example of what the war does to people…

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By Maldonado G (4) on 24 Sep 2011

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By Timothy S (725) on 29 Apr 2012

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By Kevin C (1,734) on 01 Aug 2009

I kind of wish that there was less extremism in the film, everyone who comes back has the most extreme exp imaginable…

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By Boris Nicolas E (149) on 22 Jan 2011

Movie about 4 people coming back from Iraq and everybody is having problems adjusting back to normal. Not so interesting…

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By Marco P (327) on 23 Nov 2010

I am sure I have watched this movie some time ago and I rated it here on facebook but probably something happened and the rate got deleted…

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By Nicola D (175) on 18 Aug 2012

Very well done movie that I think portrays the effects of battle on soldiers. I think they should make more movies of this caliber…

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By Adinda A (118) on 09 Mar 2011

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