Summary
Filmmakers Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey chronicle a year in the lives of an Alaskan brown bear named Sky and her cubs, Scout and Amber. Their saga begins as the bears emerge from hibernation at the end of winter.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 78Audiences 74GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer88%
Metascore68
Audience score78%
IMDb7.3
User score7.2
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −18 min on the typical 96
typical 9678Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 59 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
+49Released
2014
April 17, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingDirecting · 2
- Keith Scholey Director, Producer
- Alastair Fothergill Director
Production · 3
- Adam Chapman Producer
- D.R. Farquharson Other
- Emily Lascelles Other
Camera · 2
- Sophie Darlington Director of Photography
- Rick Rosenthal Additional Photography
Editing · 2
- Andy Netley Editor
- Adam Inglis Color Timer
Sound · 13
- George Fenton Original Music Composer
- Jamie Ashton Music
- Isobel Griffiths Music
- Samuel Pegg Music Editor
- Richard Hinton Foley
- Tim Owens Sound Editor
Visual Effects · 5
- Grant Hewlett Visual Effects Supervisor
- Howard Jones Visual Effects
- Craig Higgins Visual Effects
- Val Perluceo Visual Effects
- Melanie Byrne Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 1
- John Barrett Mixing Engineer
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