Hair of the Bear vs Nowhere Boy
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Nowhere Boy). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 38m. Nowhere Boy is the older of the two (2009 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hair of the Bear
Nowhere Boy| Hair of the Bear | Nowhere Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan | Sam Taylor-Johnson |
| Main cast | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence | David Morrissey, David Threlfall, Ophelia Lovibond, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Thomas Brodie-Sangster |
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.
Nowhere Boy
A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.
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