Chasing Mavericks vs Hair of the Bear

Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Chasing Mavericks). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 56m. Chasing Mavericks is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Chasing Mavericks posterChasing Mavericks2012 VS Hair of the Bear posterHair of the Bear2026
Chasing MavericksHair of the Bear
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20122026
Length1h 56m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama, Thriller
Country–Canada
DirectorCurtis Hanson, Michael AptedAlexandre Trudeau, James McLellan
Main castElisabeth Shue, Taylor Handley, Abigail Spencer, Gerard Butler, Cooper TimberlineMalia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence

Synopsis

Chasing Mavericks

Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

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.

Where to watch

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