Hair of the Bear vs The Contender
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for The Contender). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 6m. The Contender is the older of the two (2000 against 2026). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hair of the Bear
The Contender| Hair of the Bear | The Contender | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan | Rod Lurie |
| Main cast | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence | Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Saul Rubinek, Joan Allen, Sam Elliott |
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.
The Contender
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.
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