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The Bear (1988) | Ranked Top 19% · CriticCrunch

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The Bear

Movie1988·97 min

The Bear

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Adventure Drama Family

An Oscar-nominated adventure drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 19%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

528 ratings

About The Bear

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

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: grief and loss, survival of spirit, animal centered, ecological nature, wilderness, international, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, underdog, survival, escape chase

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Details

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Language: French

Cast

Douce the Bear, Bart the Bear, Tchéky Karyo

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Film Editing (1989)

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How The Bear Ranks

All movies

Top 19%

1980s movies

Top 20%

Adventure movies

Top 25%

1980s Adventure movies

Top 25%

Jean-Jacques Annaud films#5 of 11

Top 19% All movies.

the vibe

The Bear Vibe

What it feels like

measuredhopefulmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

contemplative

gritty

What it's about

survivalescape chasegrief & losssurvival of spiritoutsider misfitunderdogstrangers forced togetheranimal centeredecological naturewildernessinternational

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet