Awakenings vs Hair of the Bear
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Awakenings). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h . Awakenings is the older of the two (1990 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Awakenings
Hair of the Bear| Awakenings | Hair of the Bear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | Canada |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan |
| Main cast | Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner, John Heard, Max von Sydow, Robin Williams | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence |
Synopsis
Awakenings
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
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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