Boyhood vs Hair of the Bear
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Boyhood). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 46m. Boyhood is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boyhood
Hair of the Bear| Boyhood | Hair of the Bear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 46m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Richard Linklater | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan |
| Main cast | Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Zoe Graham, Steven Chester Prince, Ellar Coltrane | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence |
Synopsis
Boyhood
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
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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