The Bear (1988)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
He's an orphan... at the start of a journey. A journey to survive.
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
- Released: 1988-10-21
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family
- Runtime: 1h 37m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 540 votes
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
Top cast
- Tchéky Karyo as Tom
- Bart the Bear as The Kodiak Bear
- Douce the Bear as Youk the Bear Cub
- Jack Wallace as Bill
- André Lacombe as The Dog Hunter
- Bozo the Bear as The Mama Bear (uncredited)
Where to watch The Bear
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Night Flight Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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