Name: The Mother and the Bear
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2026-01-02
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Cast: Kim Ho-jung, Lee Won-jae, Jonathan Kim, Amara Pedroso, Kalyn Bomback

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One heart sleeps, another awakens.

When her daughter falls into a temporary coma after an accident at her home in Winnipeg, Sara, an overbearing Korean mother travels from Seoul to Canada and vows to keep her daughter safe forever by catfishing a husband for her online.

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Korean-Canadian Drama
Mother-Daughter Relationship
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Identity
Social Media
Catfishing
Family Secrets
Psychological Tension
Contemporary Issues

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Directed by: Johnny Ma
Written by: Johnny Ma
Produced by: Juan de Dios Larraín, Niv Fichman
Music by: Marie-Hélène Leclerc-Delorme

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Facts

January 2, 2026 · 1 h 40 min · NR

Released: January 2, 2026
Runtime: 1 h 40 min
Age rating: NR
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original language: English
Also spoken: Korean
Made in: Canada, United States, Chile
Available in: 2 countries

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Where can I stream The Mother and the Bear?

Kanopy

In the United States, The Mother and the Bear is free with ads on Kanopy. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. It also streams in 1 other country.

Is The Mother and the Bear worth watching?

64

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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 73). Critics rate it higher (82 out of 100) than audiences (64).

Will The Mother and the Bear make me laugh?

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Not much for a comedy: the title analysis gives its humor 1 of 4.