Ben Is Back vs Hair of the Bear
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Ben Is Back). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 43m. Ben Is Back is the older of the two (2018 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ben Is Back
Hair of the Bear| Ben Is Back | Hair of the Bear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Peter Hedges | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan |
| Main cast | Courtney B. Vance, Tim Guinee, Kathryn Newton, Lucas Hedges, Rachel Bay Jones | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence |
Synopsis
Ben Is Back
19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother's undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe.
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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