Hair of the Bear vs Starred Up
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Starred Up). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 46m. Starred Up is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hair of the Bear
Starred Up| Hair of the Bear | Starred Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama |
| Country | Canada | United Kingdom |
| Director | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan | David Mackenzie |
| Main cast | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence | David Ajala, Ben Mendelsohn, Sam Spruell, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Jack O'Connell |
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.
Starred Up
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics…
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