Hair of the Bear vs The Samaritan
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for The Samaritan). The Samaritan is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. The Samaritan is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hair of the Bear
The Samaritan| Hair of the Bear | The Samaritan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Thriller |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan | David Weaver |
| Main cast | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence | Samuel L. Jackson, Ruth Negga, Tom Wilkinson, Tom McCamus, Gil Bellows |
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 Samaritan
After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion.
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