Hair of the Bear vs Manchester by the Sea

Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Manchester by the Sea). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 18m. Manchester by the Sea is the older of the two (2016 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hair of the Bear posterHair of the Bear2026 VS Manchester by the Sea posterManchester by the Sea2016
Hair of the BearManchester by the Sea
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.5/10
Year20262016
Length1h 32m2h 18m
GenresDrama, ThrillerDrama
CountryCanadaUnited States of America
DirectorAlexandre Trudeau, James McLellanKenneth Lonergan
Main castMalia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan LawrenceTate Donovan, Gretchen Mol, Lucas Hedges, Heather Burns, Matthew Broderick

Synopsis

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.

Manchester by the Sea

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

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