Hair of the Bear vs The Second Mother
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for The Second Mother). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 52m. The Second Mother is the older of the two (2015 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Hair of the Bear | The Second Mother | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan | Anna Muylaert |
| Main cast | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence | Luis Miranda, Karine Teles, Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Lourenço Mutarelli |
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 Second Mother
After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As Fabinho’s university entrance exams approach, Jessica reappears in her life and seems to want to give her mother a second chance. However, Jessica has not been raised to be a servant…
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