Front of the Class vs Hair of the Bear

Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for Front of the Class). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 35m. Front of the Class is the older of the two (2008 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Front of the Class posterFront of the Class2008 VS Hair of the Bear posterHair of the Bear2026
Front of the ClassHair of the Bear
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 10.0/10
Year20082026
Length1h 35m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama, Thriller
Country–Canada
DirectorPeter WernerAlexandre Trudeau, James McLellan
Main castJames Wolk, Joe Chrest, Johnny Pacar, Patricia Heaton, Mike PniewskiMalia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence

Synopsis

Front of the Class

A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher.

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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