Summary
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 74Audiences 78GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer88%
Metascore60
Audience score82%
Letterboxd · 20 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.7
User score7.3
Box office
5.5×its budget
- Budget
- $25 M
- Worldwide
- $138 M
Worldwide it earned $113 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for adventure movies, −6 min on the typical 103
typical 10397Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 14 countries, rent or buy in 22 more
+4Released
1988
October 21, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
AdventureDramaFamilyLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
- France
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismDirecting · 1
- Jean-Jacques Annaud Director
Writing · 2
- Gérard Brach Screenplay
- James Oliver Curwood Novel
Production · 3
- Claude Berri Producer
- Mary Jo Slater Casting
- Pierre Grunstein Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Philippe Rousselot Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Noëlle Boisson Editor
Sound · 1
- Philippe Sarde Original Music Composer
Art · 6
- Heidi Lüdi Art Direction
- Bernhard Henrich Set Decoration
- Toni Lüdi Set Designer
- Hans Jürgen Schmelzle Art Direction
- Antony Greengrow Art Direction
- George Dietz Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Corinne Jorry Costume Design
- Françoise Disle Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Břetislav Pojar Animation
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