The Bear (1988) movie poster

The Bear (1988)

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"He's an orphan... at the start of a journey. A journey to survive."
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👍 76%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 74%
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Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Runtime
1h 37m
Country
France, United States of America
Language
French
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (518 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
60

Cast

Youk the Bear as The Bear Cub
Bart the Bear as The Kodiak Bear
Tchéky Karyo as Tom · 74% avg
Jack Wallace as Bill · 76% avg
André Lacombe as The Dog Hunter

Is The Bear good?

Most people think so. 76% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 74%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#767 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#53 / 67 · 1988
Rank among its director's films
#6 / 7 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
On ThumbScore's lists
Best Free Family Movies on Pluto TV (#8) · Best Free Family Movies on Fandango at Home (#11) · Best Free Family Movies on Roku Channel (#16) · Best Free Family Movies on Kanopy (#21)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters. Wikipedia ↗

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