Always Smile vs Hair of the Bear
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5/10 for Always Smile). Always Smile is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 32m. Always Smile is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Always Smile
Hair of the Bear| Always Smile | Hair of the Bear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Jason Park | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan |
| Main cast | Jason Park, Min Keon Kim, Christopher Deon, Brandon Dunlap, Randy Reno | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence |
Synopsis
Always Smile
Two homeless brothers find themselves at the heart of an unexpected and dangerous journey when they witness a crime that shakes the foundations of the city’s corrupt underbelly. These resilient siblings discover the true meaning of family.
Hair of the Bear
Refusing to go to school, anxious 16-year-old Tori is driven by her mother to her grandfather's rustic cabin in Eastern Manitoba on the remote American-Canadian border. As Tori struggles to adapt to the woodsman ways of her French Canadian grandfather, she ultimately must embrace the outdoors if she is to survive the deadly game of cat and mouse she is thrust into.
Where to watch
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