Hair of the Bear vs National Theatre Live: King Lear
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for National Theatre Live: King Lear). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 3h 25m. National Theatre Live: King Lear is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hair of the Bear
National Theatre Live: King Lear| Hair of the Bear | National Theatre Live: King Lear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 3h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan | Robin Lough, Sam Mendes |
| Main cast | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence | Sam Troughton, Paapa Essiedu, Adrian Scarborough, Simon Manyonda, Stanley Townsend |
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.
National Theatre Live: King Lear
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Where to watch
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