Hair of the Bear vs Vera Drake
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Vera Drake). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 5m. Vera Drake is the older of the two (2004 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hair of the Bear
Vera Drake| Hair of the Bear | Vera Drake | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan | Mike Leigh |
| Main cast | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence | Lesley Manville, Eddie Marsan, Imelda Staunton, Ruth Sheen, Adrian Scarborough |
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.
Vera Drake
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
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