American Honey vs Hair of the Bear

Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for American Honey). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 43m. American Honey is the older of the two (2016 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

American Honey posterAmerican Honey2016 VS Hair of the Bear posterHair of the Bear2026
American HoneyHair of the Bear
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 10.0/10
Year20162026
Length2h 43m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama, Thriller
Country–Canada
DirectorAndrea ArnoldAlexandre Trudeau, James McLellan
Main castRiley Keough, Shia LaBeouf, Sasha Lane, Isaiah Stone, Arielle HolmesMalia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence

Synopsis

American Honey

A restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in a world of reckless partying, risky hustles, and fleeting romances, she searches for freedom and belonging on the open road.

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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