American Beauty vs Hair of the Bear
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for American Beauty). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 2m. American Beauty is the older of the two (1999 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Beauty
Hair of the Bear| American Beauty | Hair of the Bear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Sam Mendes | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan |
| Main cast | Scott Bakula, Wes Bentley, John Cho, Chris Cooper, Kevin Spacey | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence |
Synopsis
American Beauty
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
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.
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