Hair of the Bear vs The Pupil
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for The Pupil). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. The Pupil is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hair of the Bear
The Pupil| Hair of the Bear | The Pupil | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama |
| Country | Canada | Netherlands |
| Director | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan | Karin Junger |
| Main cast | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence | Bart de Wilde, Gijs Naber, Hadewych Minis, Marcel Hensema, Joost Meuwsen |
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 Pupil
As the line between mentorship and manipulation slowly begins to blur, 12-year-old Daan faces the most terrifying challenge of his young life - distinguishing his football coach's attachment from abuse.
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