Bear Island vs Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for Bear Island). Bear Island is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 47m. Bear Island is the older of the two (2014 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Bear IslandBeyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 10.0/10
Year20142024
Length1h 25m1h 47m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country––
DirectorEdda Trandum Grjotheim, Inge WeggeJill Campbell
Main cast–Tyra Banks, Elle Macpherson, Paulina Porizkova, Cheryl Tiegs, Christie Brinkley

Synopsis

Bear Island

Three brothers wish to surf waves no one has surfed before them. The answer is to go to Bjørnøya, the island next to the better known Spitsbergen. For two months they live on the island, self sufficient in food and equipment.

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue

In the 1960s, Jule Campbell shattered glass ceilings, transforming a struggling sports magazine into a media empire: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The documentary chronicles Jule's 32-year reign, where she championed intelligence and empowered supermodels like Tyra Banks, Christie Brinkley, and Elle Macpherson. Weaving together her journey with feminism's evolution, the film explores the changing gaze on beauty, from objectification to…

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